Mississippi State swept the 2019 C Spire Howell and Gillom awards Monday as two seniors, guard Quinndary Weatherspoon and center Teaira McCowan, were named the state’s best male and female college basketball players this season. Weatherspoon and McCowan received the awards at a special luncheon Monday hosted by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and […]
Ole Miss point guard Breein Tyree, one of the best players in the SEC this year, and Mississippi State’s Teaira McCowan, one of the top female player in the nation, won the fan voting portion of the 2019 C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophies, which annually honor the top male and female college basketball players […]
Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the world’s largest and most successful college athletic recruiting network, is pleased to announce that NCSA President Lisa Strasman has been named a 2019 Top Woman in Sports by Cynopsis Media. Cynopsis Top Women in Sports was established in 2019 to “celebrate female trailblazers in the sports industry.” Strasman is […]
Tony Romo, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current lead analyst for the NFL ON CBS, will compete on a sponsor exemption for the second consecutive year in the PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (March 28-31, 2019) in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The 2019 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship will mark the […]
Are sports-related celebrations in the office a win for workers and employers? In new research from global staffing firm Robert Half, 72 percent of senior managers said college basketball tournament activities have a positive impact on staff morale. More than half of survey respondents (52 percent) also see productivity benefits. Many employers are ready to […]
India’s leading participative sports firm, Volano Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., recently concluded the fourth Mohali edition of Maruti Suzuki Arena Devils Circuit (MSADC). The obstacle running event was held at Wave Estate, Sector 85, Mohali and saw a participation of over 2000 runners, cementing the confidence of the organisers that Mohali, indeed is moving towards a […]
Football legend Jerry Rice and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have rejoined forces to focus on kidney health for all of March – National Kidney Month, which starts today and includes World Kidney Day to come on March 14. Rice, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who earned three Super Bowl rings playing as a […]
Playing professional soccer may be linked to an increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. The study also found that soccer players may develop the disease 21 […]
More than 7,500 Special Olympics athletes from more than 190 nations are making final preparations to participate in the Special Olympics World Games (“World Games”) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 14 through 21. World Games are the largest sports and social inclusion event on the planet — demonstrating to the […]
Cheez-It and Pringles are turning basketball fans’ dreams into reality with the fourth annual Celebrity Crunch Classic Sweepstakes™ —a chance to play in the celebrity-packed basketball game in Minneapolis on April 7, 2019. Basketball legends Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal will coach the two teams comprised of celebrities and the sweepstakes winners in the ultimate […]