Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic, held January 18-20 at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts in California. In the Handicap Index Division, the winning foursome from Dallas, TX included David Martin, Marlen Vogt, Kelly O’Bannon, and Ty Miller. The first-place team […]
It turns out Adrien Broner might have landed the most significant punch in his fight with Manny Pacquiao last Saturday. “Pac-Man,” who walked away with a wide unanimous decision victory, reportedly suffered a scratched cornea from a grazing blow during the bout. Though his camp initially feared it could be a detached retina, Pacquiao spokesman […]
The Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots will face off in this year’s Super Bowl after winning the NFC and AFC conference championships, respectively, on Sunday. The Rams, who overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Saints, last played in the Super Bowl in 2002 — against none other than the Patriots. The […]
The Atlanta Braves host a first-of-its-kind football experience, the “SunTrust Confidence Classic,” as local families and avid sports fans converge in Atlanta for the big-game weekend February 2-3, 2019. The fan extravaganza includes a free two-day Fan Fest, with football-themed games and prizes, and the Celebrity Sweat 19th annual “Celebrity Flag Football Challenge” that pits […]
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters announced today that the team is offering complimentary game tickets to any U.S. government employee currently on furlough to the 2019 Fan Powered North American tour. “As the Ambassadors of Goodwill, we want to show our support to all those government workers whose paychecks, and by extension their families, are […]
Power, speed and a clash of styles will be on display this month when two of boxing’s biggest stars go toe-to-toe for the welterweight world championship. Ending his two-year hiatus from a U.S. boxing ring, boxing’s only eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao returns to defend his WBA welterweight title against former four-division world champion […]
UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi delivered a heart-stopping floor routine this past Saturday at the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, California, and it is absolutely incredible. The 20-year-old athlete flipped, sashayed and tumbled across the floor to a mashup of R&B and soul music, largely featuring some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. The audience erupted in cheers […]
The Genesis Prize Foundation announced prominent American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, Robert Kraft, as the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time Magazine, honours extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values and […]
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters announced today that the team will honor three former greats as Globetrotter Legends, the team’s highest honor short of jersey retirement, at upcoming stops on their 2019 Fan Powered North American Tour. The three stars—Michael “Wild Thing” Wilson, Matt “Showbiz” Jackson, and Osborne “Goose” Lockhart—played a combined 48 seasons and […]
On Jan. 7, 2019, representatives from the Professional Referee Organization and the Professional Soccer Referees Association reached tentative agreement on a successor collective bargaining agreement under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Subject to the ratification of the membership, the new agreement will cover a five-year term with a new expiration […]