Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis is one of the people that have become identified with the Steel City. Now, he will receive one of the region's top honors, the Dapper Dan Lifetime Achievement Award. Bettis will be honored on February 20 at David L. Lawrence Center as part of the 83... Read More
Two-time National League MVP Dale Murphy was one of baseball's most popular players in the 1980s. In his post-playing career, he has remained popular as a top speaker and personality booked for appearances. Murphy's next event takes place on Saturday when he will speak at a fundraiser for the P... Read More
Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten will undoubtedly find himself in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday, but he has another major honor in the meantime. He recently was announced as a 2019 inductee to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Witten will be part of a class of seven individuals... Read More
New York Yankees legend Andy Pettitte is associated with his stellar postseason resume on the mound, but he has also always been known for his faith. As one of the top Christian speakers from the sports world, he was the perfect choice to serve as speaker at Liberty University's most recent convocat... Read More
NFL great Marcus Allen spent part of his iconic career in the state of Missouri and returned at the end of January to speak at an important event. He was involved in impacting the next generation at a roundtable discussion called Teen Talk Live in O'Fallon. Young people of all ages were welcome... Read More
Ex-two sport star Bo Jackson may no longer occupy a football field, but he was still one of the standouts of Super Bowl Sunday. Jackson was involved in a commercial for Sprint where he was seen with a keytar-playing mermaid and a bird-horse creature. Some of Sprint's familiar spokespeople were also... Read More
This has been quite the banner year for former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. He has become a greater part of the national conversation around football than perhaps he ever did during his playing career as CBS Sports' lead NFL analyst. Romo got to work his first Super Bowl on Sunday and... Read More
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a diverse eight-person 2019 class on Saturday that included three first-time nominees, Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed and Champ Bailey. Other names chosen for enshrinement included modern era players Ty Law and Kevin Mawae, seniors finalist Johnny Robinson, Denver Bro... Read More
Countless people have heard the iconic story of "Rudy" first-person through the words Rudy Ruettiger. The next group that will be inspired by his presentation is members of the Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute. Ruettiger will be speaking at the WSCI annual meeting on February 15 at the... Read More