Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro returned to one of his old stomping grounds Monday. He was a speaker at the Field of Dreams Banquet in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Niekro pitched in Tulsa while dominating minor league competition on the way to a successful big league career. He told stories of those days... Read More
Solomon Wilcots spent the best days of his professional football career in Cincinnati. He will share some of those stories at a local speaking engagement next month. Wilcots is scheduled to speak at the 42nd annual Edler Alumni Sports Stag. The event begins with a cocktail reception at 5:30... Read More
Sean Casey is one of the most popular players in the history of the Cincinnati Reds. He will pay a visit to Cincinnati tomorrow as the guest speaker at the Anderson High School Athletics Stag. "A Night with "The Mayor" Sean Casey" takes place from 6-10 p.m at the Norther... Read More
La Salle High School is welcoming a baseball legend this year. Rollie Fingers will speak at the La Salle Sports Stag on January 31st. The 34th annual event begins with a VIP reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m. Fingers is the tenth Baseball Hall of... Read More
Cincinnati football coach Luke Fickell has spent the past year getting more acquainted with the local community through a variety of speaking engagements. He was back at it again on Thursday speaking at the Roger Bacon High School Sports Stag. The event began with a social from 6:00-7:30 p.... Read More
Olympic gold medalist Nadia Comaneci is taking a trip to Canada in March. She is speaking at the Windsor Essex County Sports Persons of the Year Awards. The 13th annual event takes place on March 20th at the Caboto Club. This is the first time that gymnastics will be part of the banquet.&nb... Read More
Current Houston Astros color commentator Geoff Blum recently had a unique speaking engagement. He was iced-in in Houston on Thursday, but still fulfilled his obligation to speak at the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce First Pitch Luncheon. Blum appeared via Skype to have a conversation... Read More
Two-time Super Bowl champion Nate Washington got to go home this week. He was the keynote speaker at the Tiffin University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Washington is an alum of Tiffin and a Toledo, Ohio native. There were hundreds in attendance to hear his talk about the process... Read More