Couple of Sports

When: September 21st, 2012 What: Northwestern University Women’s Soccer game vs. Penn State University Where: Lakeside Field, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Why: After a team hazing scandal rocked the Wildcats’ women’s soccer team back in 2006, the program has regrouped to become competitive again in the Big Ten Conference. Illinois itself is one of the [...]

When: August 17th-25th, 2012 What: New Haven Open at Yale Where: Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale University, New Haven, CT Why: The New Haven Open at Yale is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. A Premier tournament on the WTA Tour, it is the last American tournament before the fourth and last Grand [...]

Does your beach have smaller waves that are not quite suitable for surfing? No need for despair, it’s just time for a smaller board, then. That’s especially the case for the the Delaware coast, where waves are typically between 2-4 feet and where skimboarding reigns supreme. What is skimboarding?  A skimboard looks like a surfboard, just [...]

When: August 16th-26th, 2012 What: The 2012 Little League World Series Where: Howard J. Lamade Stadium, South Williamsport, PA Why: Each year, teams from eight US regions and eight International regions come to the middle of Pennsylvania to play in two separate double elimination tournaments. After the US and International champions are crowned, the winners [...]

When: Saturday August 18th, 2012 What: Twilight Polo at Great Meadow Where: Great Meadow, The Plains, VA Why: Great Meadow, host to the Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase races, is a world class international polo field. During the summer more than 20,000 fans gather at Great Meadow to watch the Twilight Polo program with two matches every [...]

When: August 11-12, 2012 What: 2012 Zap Amateur World Championships of Skimboarding Where: Dewey Beach, DE Why: Now in its 31st year, this deeply rooted event went through the roof last year as it celebrated a new all amateur format. After setting a high bar for skim events by bringing in top riders from other countries [...]

When: August 6th-10th, 2012 What: The White Marlin Open, a 4 day long billfish fishing tournament. Where: Ocean City, MD Why: Known as “The “World’s Largest Billfish Tournament”, the White Marlin Open is now in its 39th year, and attracts some of the world’s best large fish fisherman, as well as thousands of spectators clamoring to see these [...]

                    When: August 4-5, 2011 What: 4th Annual Jersey Jumps Beach Vault Where: Seaside Heights, NJ Why: Participants in high school, college, open, elite, and masters divisions compete for height on the pole vault in this USA Track & Field sanctioned event. Top 3 performers in [...]

When: Saturday August 4th, 2012 What: A Providence Roller Derby double-header featuring league match Rhode Island Riveters vs. Long Island Roller Rebel All-Stars as well as a special male vs. female exhibition match between the Rocky Point Rollers and the. Mass Maelstrom. Where: William Thayer Arena, Warwick, RI Why: The Providence Roller Derby, founded in 2004, was the [...]

When: Friday-Sunday July 27-29th, 2012 What: Lamoille County Field Days Where: Lamoille County Field Days Fair Grounds, Johnson, VT Why: In it’s 50th year, the Lamoille County Field Days is a historic and traditional agricultural fair, that has everything from 4-H exhibits, lumberjack roundup, draft horse show, gymkhana for adults and kids, talent show, bingo, oxen, horse, pony and [...]