In the end, it’s always Eugene, Oregon, for USA Track & Field.  USATF Chief Executive Officer Max Siegel reminded me last week in an exclusive interview that it was no secret he wanted to have the 20...

Welcome to the latest in a series of conversations with smart people who I think provide great perspective on issues in sports. Over the past two decades, Paulo Leite has dedicated his career to the ...

Keith Bryant’s first moment being caught up in the Olympic Movement was as a 10-year-old in Manlius, New York, a leafy suburb of Syracuse, watching the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics and seeing Eric...

Welcome to the latest in a series of conversations with smart people who I think provide great perspective on issues in sports. Tom Clark is a sports scientist and performance coach with over a decad...

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry will be in Salt Lake City next week on an unofficial visit that includes tours of Olympic venues that will be used for the 2034 Winter Games a...

For Utah 2034 Chief Executive Officer Brad Wilson, the announcement in downtown Daybreak felt familiar, driving on a Saturday morning to a youth sports event, this time at The Ballpark at America Firs...

Eugene, Oregon, is the center of the U.S. athletics landscape — no, actually, it’s more than that. It’s the heartbeat of athletics in this country, a stadium that rises out of the trees like a palace,...

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This summer’s World Cup adventures also included two Major League Baseball games at ballparks that I’ve visited in the past and enjoyed doing again. It also made me realize that having visited 15 MLB ...

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This year’s World Cup adventure for my fiancée, Johanna, and me extends to five of the 16 host cities, four in the U.S. and one in Canada. Throughout the next few weeks, I’ll be taking readers behind ...

Vancouver is a place that I had never visited but always wanted to, so this trip was highly anticipated. I found a city that is crazy about soccer, about sports, that is beautifully situated by the wa...

I love that Philadelphia doesn’t give a (bleep) what you think about it but if you like it, great and if not, then your opinion definitely doesn’t mean (bleep). I love that even people who aren’t Eagl...

The air is thick with humidity that turns your skin moist and your hair frizzy, the type of humidity that leaves beads running down your forehead in minutes and makes clothes stick to your back like g...

Welcome to the latest in a series of conversations with smart people who I think provide great perspective on issues in sports. Before getting into padel, Ben Nichols led global media relations for W...

The International Olympic Committee’s stance, from the top, has been reminiscent of the old NCAA — reinforced by its leader, President Kirsty Coventry, who ignited the recent debate with her comments ...

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

Popular industry veteran discusses leaving the Maryland Sports Commission, the state of the industry and the favorite sporting event he's ever attended.

There will be an expanded NCAA Tournament next season but one thing that will remain the same is the spotlight shining on Dayton, Ohio, in the opening round.

Orlando gets the 2028 Olympic Qualifier Series; FIFA gets scorn after Infantino's comments.

Let’s start with a quote from Michael Wilbon.

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry

If the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a success, it’s because of the local host committees. If the tournament is a failure, it’s because of FIFA.

If the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a success, it’s because of the local host committees. If the tournament is a failure, it’s because of FIFA.

In-Depth Features, Informed Analysis and Expert Opinion on the Sports Industry