Some interesting visitors are popping up at college football camps to get players ready for the upcoming season.  One such visitor was former NBA player Derek Anderson who visited the Alabama squad last week. Anderson spoke to the team about persistence and defeating life’s struggles.&... Read More

Before a lot of the modern greats of basketball that became household names, there was Oscar Robertson.  Those at Indiana State will get a chance to learn from the tremendous life journey “The Big O” has traveled on September 14th. Robertson is the first speaker in ISU’s 20... Read More

Those attending the 30th anniversary celebration for digital dentistry company Sirona CEREC are in for quite a treat.  The organization quickly switched gears to replace one Hall of Fame athlete as keynote speaker with another.  When basketball legend Magic Johnson had to pull out,... Read More

Last weekend, one of the most underappreciated stars of baseball in recent memory finally got some due.  The Seattle Mariners honored former pitcher Jamie Moyer with induction into the team’s hall of fame. He was just the ninth former player to receive the distinction.   39,1... Read More

Former NFL player Ben Utecht recently spoke out to the Associated Press about an issue close to his heart.  In light of Junior Seau’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Utecht wrote for the AP about the effect of brain injuries.  The tight end retired in 2009 because of... Read More

It was a stunning announcement earlier this offseason when San Francisco 49ers rookie Chris Borland revealed he was retiring from the NFL.  However, Borland kicked off a wave of players saying goodbye to the sidelines prematurely while citing concern for future debilitating injuries. Now, he... Read More

Maurice Clarett’s new life mission off the football field has been about impacting lives.  Clarett got the opportunity a few weeks ago to speak to the Xavier Basketball program as part of head coach Chris Mack’s Fortune 15 series. Mack has brought in several speakers since last y... Read More

Former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown is known to at least play some role in making Shaquille O’Neal a Hall of Fame player.  Brown shared stories about O’Neal and others from over 30 years in coaching as the featured speaker at the Montana Coaches Association clinic on Wednesd... Read More

Archives