Other Sporting Events

Do you enjoy biking, bike culture and racing? This how-to will help you get your feet wet in organizing a good alleycat bicycle race.

Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Is a premium road-racing track on the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) circuit. It is 4 miles, 15 turns, rolling country. It is known as the Grand Prix...

The Giro d'Italia, or Tour of Italy, is one of the most important long-distance competitions in the cycling world. It is an annual road bicycle stage race that attracts professional cyclists from...

Tournaments have a multiple of purposes, including to determine a champion and to allow teams to play a number of games in a short period of time. To run a successful tournament, you need to...

Born in 1938, the National Invitational Tournament is the United States' oldest college basketball tournament, beating the NCAA tournament by a year. Today's NIT is actually two tournaments: one...

The NCAA tournament, also known as March Madness, is one of the most popular events for office pools and friendly games where people attempt to predict the outcome of the tournament. In 2009, even...

When seeding a tournament, you have the option to use a random draw or seeding the teams based on some objective criteria. With random seeding, there is no consideration given to prior...

Do you want to win a trip to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games? As part of the International Olympic Committee's "Best of Us" campaign, they will be awarding a trip for two to the...

Sometimes it is necessary to apply temporary lines on a gym floor. There are products available that use stencils and chalk paint for this exact purpose.

Modern stadiums feature numerous expected amenities such as concession stands; restaurants; seating with good visibility; and even plentiful rest rooms; audio systems; and night lighting for...

If you're like me you're a huge fan of UFC and other MMA organizations and their fights. These live pay per view events can cost at least $40 per event, which over a year can really add up. ...

La Crosse Technology clocks use regularly updated time signals to provide accurate and convenient timekeeping. Learning to program and use a La Crosse Technology clock is simple for even the most...

Want to be the manager of the march madness pool at the office, well here is how to do that

The U.S. Open is one of the most popular tournaments in all of tennis. One of the four Grand Slam events in a calendar year, the U.S. Open anticipates a new, record-breaking crowd in excess of...

Unicycles have a passionate group of enthusiast riders who have combined unicycles with basketball.

With an capacity of 169,000 per event, Talladega Superspeedway is one of the most impressive racing venues in the United States. The venue, about 20 miles northwest Talladega, Ala., off Interstate...

Yes using a treadmill for speed and agility training can increase your overall speed. This is called acceleration training. Acceleration training is becoming increasingly popular but with a bungee...

If you are planning to be in the Barcelona area anytime soon you may want to consider purchasing some Barcelona football (soccer) tickets. This will allow you to experience a side of Spanish...

Most tournaments use brackets at some point during the competition, if not for the entire competition, to determine the champion. The NCAA Division I basketball tournament uses a...

Have you ever wondered how to get tickets to some sort of sporting or concert event that was sold out? This article will help you get tickets to those such events.

The Paralympics are an international sporting event coinciding with the Olympic Games. They offer an opportunity for athletes with physical or vision disabilities to compete. The Games began in...

The multi-national and multi-sport event known as the Commonwealth Games has a storied past. Much like the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games are held every four years. Dating back to the late 19th...

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and many professional players consider it to be the most significant. Wimbledon is held in a suburb of London in the United Kingdom and is...

Artificial or synthetic turf was introduced in the late 1960s. Since then, many technological advances have brought artificial turf closer to natural grass. In many ways artificial turf provides...

A concession stand can be a great way for a sports team or other organization to raise money during large events, but it can also be an easy way to lose money if the stand is improperly run....

The Indianapolis 500 auto race, or the Indy 500, is a 500-mile American automobile race that takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Drivers compete in Indy Car class...

The French Open--known in France as Les Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros, or Roland-Garros more colloquially--is one of four professional tennis tournaments that make up the annual Grand...

Playing sports is probably the best time we have with our friends. Then, why not having the same fun outside the playground too? Either we invite our friends over to celebrate our birthday or...

A tournament is series of games or matches that are used to decide the winner of a competition. In sports, a tournament is often used at the conclusion of the season to crown the league's...

The Open Championship, first played in 1860, is often referred to as the British Open or, in Britain, simply The Open. Hosted on one of nine designated historic courses in England or Scotland on...

There is more to simply running 26.2 miles in our nation’s capital. Sure you will be the one taking part in the 8th largest marathon in the world, and suffering through all 42 kilometers, but...

Painting a batting helmet can be important for safety reasons as well as aesthetic reasons. Old batting helmets can be prone to drying and cracking, which is dangerous if a helmet is struck by a...

Bandolero Racing is racing with Bandolero cars which are smaller roll cars designed for safe use by children as young as eight. Bandolero cars were built with Briggs and Stratton Vanguard Engines...

Beer Pong has exploded from just a social drinking game to a professional sport. The annual World Series of Beer Pong (WSOBP) currently is the biggest event with the biggest payout, but not just...

Selling sports and entertainment tickets used to be done one of three ways -- through the venue or organization that was hosting the event, with a classified ad in the newspaper, or on the street...

What started as an athletic competition for Southern California beach lifeguards has become the San Clemente Ocean Festival, attracting 50,000 spectators and competitors. Although surfers and...

If you know how to get outside the break in your sea kayak and want to pit your skills against a field of international competitors, consider entering an event included in the annual two-day bash...

Organizing and running a tournament can be a time-consuming and difficult task. But creating the tournament bracket does not have to be. With just a few easy steps, anyone can put together a...

Wimbledon tennis happens once a year, and is considered to be the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, people book tickets months in advance, and sometimes even years, I went there...

Besides the players and coaches, another element adds excitement to football games: the cheerleaders. Cheerleaders help pump up the crowd and energize the players. Cheerleaders also represent the...

Kids' sports teams need to raise money for things such as new uniforms and equipment and even to be able to play out-of-town games. There are many events and activities that can be done to help...

Are you organizing a sports tournament and want to schedule a round robin? It may seem like a difficult task but it is actually much easier than it looks.

Major League Baseball and its teams have made it very easy for fans to buy spring training tickets in advance, although you can always buy tickets the day of a spring training game at the stadium...

Athletic departments, both at the high school and college level, often hold fundraisers to cover the enormous costs associated with their teams. Fundraisers run the gamut from simple projects like...

The Philadelphia 76ers are professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association. They are a member of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division and they play their games in the...

You want to go to a University of Oklahoma college football game at the Memorial Stadium / Owens Field in Norman, OK and do not know where to buy the tickets? This guide shows you how to get...

Whether the Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, or PGA Championship, this article presents an easy to use system for organizing an office pool for any of the four major championship tournaments.

Athletics and sports, while great exercise and a way to develop friendships, tend to be expensive. With the costs of equipment, coaches, referees and the land to play games, it becomes difficult...

March Madness, a trademark term, refers to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament that begins in March and culminates with the crowning of a champion. The 65-team tournament is run by the...

The Commonwealth Games are held every four years and involve countries that are or used to be in the British Empire.