Brian Griese To Be Recognized For Excellence In Sports Philanthropy
Princeton, NJ – Former NFL quarterback Brian Griese has been awarded the 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy, presented each year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The award celebrates and promotes the selfless service of people within the world of sports whose passionate efforts make a difference in the lives around them. Griese, [...]
Ripken Leading Sports Exchange With Japanese Youth
By Frederic J. Frommer The Associated Press August 9, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball players often say the best approach is to keep it simple. See the ball, hit the ball. Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has the same philosophy in mind for a sports exchange with Japanese children affected by this year’s earthquake [...]
Big Lead Sports and The Experts Network (TXN) Announce Strategic Marketing, Sales and Content Partnership
Howie Long, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms, Nick Faldo, Cal Ripken, Cris Collinsworth will provide content in conjunction with the #1 independent online sports property in the U.S. (New York, July 25, 2011)- Big Lead Sports, the #1 independent online sports property in the U.S., and The Experts Network (TXN), a recently launched digital media and [...]
MLB Fans to Select Pepsi Max Field of Dreams Team and Get the Chance to Play Against an All-Star Roster of Baseball Legends
PR Newswire July 12, 2011 Selita Ebanks, RKM & Ken-Y, Justin Upton, and Felix Hernandez Make Ballot Selections at MLB All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona to Launch Promotion PHOENIX, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars take the field, Pepsi MAX is giving fans the chance to create an All-Star roster of [...]
Esiason Hosts Charity Softball Games at Stadium
By Matt Fortuna, MLB.com Yankees.com June 27, 2011 Ex-Jets star brings awareness to cystic fibrosis with foundation NEW YORK — Boomer Esiason had been getting his feet wet at Jets minicamp in 1993, when he found out that his 2-year-old son, Gunnar, was taken to the hospital with breathing difficulties. Gunnar was diagnosed with cystic [...]
