David Broughton

Myrtle Beach was named sports tourism city of the year among markets with less than 500,000 residents at the Sports Events and Tourism Association conference in Portland last month, and the city is showcasing its hosting prowess as the PGA Tour stops in South Carolina this week, reports SBJ’s...

1963 ■ Graduates from Babson College in three years. 1963-67 Arthur Young & Co., senior accountant. 1968 ■ Sherry Pharmaceutical Co. (founded by...

With 18% of this season’s MLB regular-season games in the books, an average of 26,927 tickets per game had been distributed across the league's 448 games played through last night, according to an analysis of MLB data. That number is up 0.2% compared to the same...

Sixty-two percent of NCAA men’s basketball fans correctly identified Capital One as the organization’s official credit card, according to the 18th annual NCAA Sponsor Breakthrough study from MarketCast, reports SBJ's David Broughton. It is the highest recognition level ever earned by any brand in our NCAA surveys. Additionally, the...

Circle K Fieldhouse at NexusPark LOCATION: Columbus, Indiana COST: $33.7 million ARCHITECT : Perkins&Will GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Force Construction As the newly opened anchor of a shopping-mall-turned-recreation-complex, the 150,000-square-foot Circle...

Sixty-three percent of the respondents to a 2023 travel study for the sports sector said youth and amateur sporting events were their top generator of room nights. Americans took a record 204.9 million sports event-related trips last year, according to the State of the Industry Report...

Detroit's busy spring of event-hosting continues this week as the NFL Draft comes to town. The Motor City last month hosted the NCAA Men's Sweet 16, making it one the  SBJ's hottest cities to watch when it comes to recent success in luring and attracting events. Around...

The NHL drew a record 22.9 million fans to its 1,312 games during the 2023-24 season, up 1.9% from the 2022-23 season. Twenty of the league’s 32 teams saw average attendance increase year over year for “true” home games (excluding outdoor and overseas games), while five teams saw...

Total direct spending associated with the sports travel sector was $52.2B and Americans took a record 204.9 million sports event-related trips in 2023, according to the State of the Industry Report that the Sports Events and Tourism Association (Sports ETA) is sharing with its more than 700 members today...