Category: Sports

JASSC Honors MLB Rookie of the Year

The Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC) is proud to present its 110th Anniversary Dinner & Gala Celebration at Angel Stadium, 2000 East Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, CA 92806, on Thursday, July 11, 2019. JASSC, established as a membership organization in 1909 to build meaningful relationships between Japanese and Americans, will honor two individuals […]

NSCA To Provide Recruiting Resources To USA Baseball

Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the world’s largest and most successful college athletic recruiting network, has been named the recruiting education partner for USA Baseball national team identification events. As its recruiting education partner, NCSA will provide educational tools and resources to high school-age players attending USA Baseball national team identification events, with the goal […]

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital supporters unite in Music City for St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, NFL Draft

Over the weekend hundreds of thousands of supporters gathered in the Music City for the 2019 St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, which raised $2 million toward the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®: Finding cures. Saving children.® Among the runners were more than 3,000 St. Jude Heroes who committed […]

Finland And USA Take Top Honors In The International Cheer Union 2019 World Champs

The International Cheer Union (ICU), the recognized World Governing Body of Cheerleading, this week held its annual World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida, crowning the top cheer champions in the world in multiple divisions. Teams from more than 70 countries competed in the cheerleading’s preeminent event, that took place April 24 through April 26. The […]

International Day of Football and Friendship Celebrated in Schools Around the World

April 25 is the International Day of Football and Friendship. This year, it was celebrated in schools and sports academies of more than 50 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. The activities involved meetings, training, and friendly matches with participation of the Young Ambassadors and Coaches of the Gazprom International Children’s Social […]

St. Jude patient to announce round three selection at 2019 NFL Draft

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® patient Owen will be a special guest of the National Football League (NFL) when he announces the Seattle Seahawks’ round three draft pick onstage on Friday evening, April 26, in Nashville, Tennessee. Former NFL MVP running back Shaun Alexander will join Owen onstage to raise awareness of the St. Jude […]

Memorial Day Celebrity Softball Game Announces Beneficiary

The founder and creator of the Red River Rivalry Celebrity Softball Game that kicks off OU/UT Weekend announces another star-studded celebrity coed softball game happening this Memorial Day Weekend at the AirHogs Stadium in Grand Prairie on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Following the success of the Red River Rivalry game, Tim “TK” Klund announced this […]

Amateur Bowler Beats Top PBA Pro to Win More Than a Quarter Million Dollars

Bowlero Corp league bowler, Luis Gonzalez, of Chicago, Ill., won the inaugural Bowlero Elite Series event, a historic night for bowling featuring 16 of the world’s top professional and amateur bowlers competing for over half a million dollars in total prizes at Bowlero Romeoville. “I’ve bowled hundreds of thousands of games and one single frame […]