Volleyball Serves Up Interest in New Events By John Conroy olleyball is everywhere these days. It’s being played on Southern California beaches and at university gyms, within Poland’s national soccer stadium, at an IndyCar event and even at the infield of a celebrated thoroughbred horse race. The sport has become so popular that fan traffic […]
Continue ReadingSports Aimed at Kids Are Making a Splash By John Conroy In the mid-1990s, Terry Anton and Wally Armstrong looked at the sport they had both played on the PGA Tour and didn’t like what they saw. In particular, a magazine article described golf’s “revolving door” and the lack of new players arriving to replace […]
Continue ReadingWrestling Grapples With Its Future By Greg Mellen There is no doubt that wrestling has been taken to the mat in recent years. But, symbolic of its warrior roots, it keeps scrambling to its feet to fight on. In 2013, the International Olympic Committee delivered a body slam to wrestling when it was shockingly dropped […]
Continue ReadingSoftball Makes Its Pitch For the Future By Zoie Clift Softball, especially fastpitch, remains popular as a participation sport, despite being dropped from the Olympic program after the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Last year, baseball and softball teamed up in an effort to regain a spot on the 2020 Olympic program, but their bid failed […]
Continue ReadingCycling Events Set the Stage for Host Cities By Greg Mellen The sport of cycling is as diverse as it has ever been. An estimated 57 million Americans ride bikes at least occasionally, and a wide array of disciplines—including road racing, mountain biking, cyclocross and indoor racing—allows both participants and venues to choose a niche […]
Continue ReadingA New Wave of Boarders Stands Up By Greg Mellen What’s SUP? Not much, what’s up with you? No, what’s SUP? It sounds like the start of an Abbott and Costello routine. But in this case, SUP is the popular shorthand for stand-up paddleboarding, a recreational and competitive sport that has been experiencing exponential growth. […]
Continue ReadingSurvival of the Fittest Rules New Events By Greg Mellen While Americans continue to seek new ways to stay fit, they have increasingly turned to programs that offer a variety of creative options to help promote a healthy lifestyle. This, in turn, is leading to a boom in organizations such as CrossFit, which is con-tinuing […]
Continue ReadingTHE BIG DANCE By Greg Echlin As much as the NCAA’s new leaders in charge of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball championships are immersed in organizing this year’s events, they can’t help but reminisce on how much college basketball’s championships have grown. Both recent appointees, Dan Gavitt on the men’s side and Anucha Browne […]
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
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