There is no question that former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has led a fascinating life.  He finally has put several of those stories together in his memoir, "House of Nails: The Construction, The Demolition, The Resurrection". Dykstra is making several appearances promoting the bo... Read More

Later this month, the National Basketball Players Association is hosting a unique first-time event.  The NBPA Technology Summit will be held July 19-21 in San Francisco, California. Speerheading the efforts for this summit is NBPA Executive Committee member and Golden State Warriors forward... Read More

One of the most fitting deals in the history of the endorsement game was agreed to last week.  Perry Ellis may be trying to build his future in basketball, but he already has the backing of the clothing brand he shares a name with.  The irony was fortunately not lost on either Perry Ell... Read More

Even those he is long removed from his NFL career, Jason Gildon has stayed true to the area that made him a football star.  The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resident will be on hand for an autograph signing later this month in the suburb of Belle Vernon.   On July 21st, Gildon will be signi... Read More

With people feeling Olympics fever, they are bound to love the latest spot put out by Tide Pods.  It features gymanstics legends Nadia Comaneci and Dominique Dawes along with one trying to write her name in the history books, Simone Biles. The ad is titled, "Evolution of Power". &n... Read More

As the last Philadelphia 76ers superstar, Allen Iverson's name still carries a lot of weight in The City of Brotherly Love.  Next month, fans will flock to the annual Allen Iverson Celebrity Summer Classic. The event takes place on Friday, August 6th.  It begins with a Flashback Fri... Read More

NBA veteran Vince Carter is once again hosting his annual camp in his hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida.  The Vince Carter Youth Basketball Academy runs July 18-22. It will be hosted at the Vince Carter Athletic Center from 8 a.m. to 12 noon each day.  Boys and girls from the ages of 7... Read More

NBA free agency has been very good to recently-crowned champion Timofey Mozgov.  Before the negotiating window opened however, he took time to hold an autograph signing for the Cleveland Cavaliers faithful who were still basking in the glory of their team winning a title. On June 25th, Mozgo... Read More

During this fourth of July weekend, it was the mission of New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to help others avoid a mistake he made.  After injuring his right hand last year, he cut a public service announcement for the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission about fireworks.... Read More

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