Ex-Tennis star James Blake will help Fairfield University celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. next month. On January 30th, he will conclude a week of events by speaking at the Open VISIONS Forum. The title of Blake's presentation is "From the Streets of the Bronx to the Co... Read More
Retired NBA standout Rex Chapman will always be a revered member of the Kentucky basketball family. He has also overcome a lot in his post-playing life and will speak about some of it at the Louisville, Kentucky-area fundraiser this March. Chapman is being brought in as the keynote speaker for an... Read More
Former NFL head coach Dick Jauron was once an inspiring football player growing up on Massachusetts North Shore. On Thursday evening, he got to speak to the next generation of those athletes sitting in similar shoes. Jauron was the speaker for the 71st annual Item All-Star Dinner at Tedesco... Read More
Nashville, Tennessee native and former Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey is helping a local baseball program next month. He will be the speaker at Lipscomb's First Pitch Dinner. The dinner is being held on January 28th at 6 p.m. at Allen Arena. Admission is free, but donations are requested t... Read More
Last month, Seattle Mariners All-Star Nelson Cruz took some time to speak to a group of middle school students in New York City. His appearance was on behalf of The Young Men and Women's Hebrew Association of Washington Heights and Inwood. Cruz's took part in their School's Out... Read More
A former baseball great is speaking at Wichita State's First Pitch Banquet. Former five-time All-Star Steve Sax presents on February 2nd at the Mult-Purpose Facility inside Charles Koch Arena. Dinner officially kicks off the evening at 6 p.m. Individual tickets cost $125 and table spons... Read More
One of the most prominent broadcasters in the sports world will be attending UConn baseball's Preseason Dinner. ESPN's Karl Ravech will make an appearance at the event on January 18th. The banquet will be held at the Hartford Marriott Downtown beginning at 5:30. The 2016 Huskies squ... Read More
Former MLB manager Jim Leyland has decades of baseball experience. He will share some of his insights with the Old Dominion baseball program on January 13th. Leyland is speaking at ODU's 40th annual Baseball Banquet. The event will be held at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. ... Read More