The Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner brings in some of the sport's biggest names annually. This year, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is the featured speaker. The event serves as a fundraiser for the University of Nevada baseball program. This particular edition takes place on Janua... Read More
The Los Angeles Chargers have been working hard to become part of their new community. General manager Tom Telesco was out this week speaking at the CIF Southern Section championship football luncheon. There were 28 teams that took part in the event on Monday at The Grand. Telesco talked ab... Read More
Liberty University has announced an exciting new slate of convocation speakers for early December. One of the names comes from the world of sports, former NFL running back Ray Rice. Rice is going to make an appearance with his wife, Janay Palmer, to talk about the healing power of faith. Th... Read More
ESPN personality Bomani Jones is a rising star in sports media. On Tuesday, he held an enlightening conversation that touched on many of his career experiences at Chicago State University. The school presented the talk titled, "The Intersection of Sports, Politics and Race: An Intervie... Read More
Former college football head coach Fred Goldsmith experienced his greatest career success in North Carolina at Duke University. He has since called the state home and last Wednesday spoke at an in-state YMCA Prayer Breakfast. Goldsmith was on hand for the 18th annual event that was hel... Read More
As an ESPN commentator, Pam Shriver is one of the most visible people in tennis. She received a warm welcome on November 1st as the special guest speaker at the Billie Jean King and Friends Gala. The event was held at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California. It was the 20t... Read More
Even though his season has been ended prematurely due to injury, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has already made his mark on the franchise. One of the NFL's brightest young stars will return home to the state of South Carolina this winter as a hero. Watson is hosting a youth footba... Read More
A dream guest for any track and field event is Olympic legend, Carl Lewis. Next month, he will speak at the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Track Football Consortium. The event is being held December 8-9 at Benedictine's Goodwin Hall of Business in Lisle, Illinois.... Read More
The Lansing State Journal Sports Awards is welcoming one of Michigan State's recent standouts to their next celebration. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Darqueze Dennard will be the guest speaker. The event takes place May 30th at a to-be-announced venue in East Lansing. It serves as an o... Read More