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I grew up playing, following and loving baseball. The 15-year-old me could name just about any starting nine across Major League Baseball, especially my hometown New York Mets and Yankees. I was all in. In many ways, I’m still all in. I still love the game. But as an adult living in Denver — and […]
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Ever wonder how the most successful sports facility managers do it? They seem to keep their fields and courts booked, memberships growing and operations humming without breaking a sweat. Is it luck, or is there a system that sets them apart? The youth sports industry is booming. This market, valued at $50 billion in 2024, […]
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There were signs early on that I might be destined to become publisher of SportsTravel. One of those signs was that I always had a thing for sports events, even if they were ones I organized in my room. While I didn’t play golf growing up, I at least played mini golf. And somewhere along […]
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Las Vegas has many reputations. It’s known as the entertainment capital of the world, a gambling mecca and in recent years, a sports hub that’s seen several professional teams come to town and hosted events such as the Super Bowl and Formula 1. However, Vegas veterans will tell you that before anything else, Jerry Tarkanian’s UNLV […]
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When Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy took the stage April 24 to announce the team’s first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the crowd of over 200,000 people roared. When he announced the team had drafted a first-round wide receiver for the first time since 2002, the ground shook. The emotion from the […]
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With the passage of time since the Dallas Mavericks traded their cornerstone player, Luka Doncic, to the Lakers, the deal remains universally incomprehensible. Sure, justifications have been offered such as Doncic’s defensive limitations, as well as his diet and conditioning habits that were thought to get in the way of his defensive abilities as well […]
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At SportsTravel and the TEAMS Conference, we are in the sports-event business. But we’re also just as much in the relationship business. Work acquaintances often become personal acquaintances. When you work in an industry long enough — and you enjoy the company of those with whom you work — it’s inevitable. And in every industry, […]
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There are a number of ways to honor retired athletes and their exemplary careers for which the criteria are generally understood. We sort of know a Hall of Fame player when we see one, though we can debate around the margins. We also recognize an athlete who has contributed to his or her team for […]
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The youth sports industry was estimated at $37.5 billion worldwide in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.2% until 2030. The number of youth sports-related events is increasing yearly and attendance is soaring. Event organizers are managing more fields and courts to accommodate thousands of young athletes and […]
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Several years back, my son opted to purchase EA’s FIFA video game. The decision intrigued me because he wasn’t much of a soccer fan at that point. But he thought the game looked cool and you could play as just about any team in the world — in their virtual home stadium no less. I […]
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