MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Former University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach, Bruce Pearl, will be this year’s keynote speaker at the Middle Tennessee men’s basketball Tip-off Celebration scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23. The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the ballroom on the second floor of the student union on the Middle Tennessee campus.
Former NFL wide receiver, Keyshawn Johnson, made his dancing debut on “Dancing With The Stars” Monday night. Johnson was paired with pro dancer Sharna Burgess and for his first routine he danced the Cha-Cha-Cha.
Hall of Fame quarterback, Steve Young, and his wife, Barb, both members of the Church of Jesus Christ LDS, were the keynote speakers at the 32nd annual Affirmation Conference for the Mormon lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Salt Lake City.
Legendary NBA coach and Miami Heat President, Pat Riley, has been named the keynote speaker at the annual Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce 107th annual meeting scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
When Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback, Russell Wilson, was asked about his eyebrow bet with Colin Kaepernick, he spoke about the famous YouTube video for EA Sport. According to Wilson, the video showing the losing quarterback of this week’s Sunday night NFL matchup having to shave one eyebrow, is “not real serious.” (more…)
During Sunday’s induction ceremony into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, University of Louisville’s basketball coach, Rick Pitino, spoke last after 3 hours of speeches wrapping up the ceremony with a 20 minute inspirational and heartfelt speech.
The NFL just got more interesting now that San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, just made a bet with Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Russell Wilson when they meet next week in week two’s NFL matchup. The bet goes like this: whoever loses when they face off this weekend has to shave an eyebrow.
In 2013 Bernard King was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with inductees such as Rick Pitino and Gary Payton and on Sunday, September 8, 2013, the former New York Knicks and Washington Bullets forward was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
New Orleans head coach, Sean Payton, held a press conference after the Saints 23-17 victory over the Falcons on NFL Sunday opening day to discuss the win and his team’s defense.
Former Super Bowl and NFL wide receiver, Keyshawn Johnson, is one of 12 celebrity cast members who will appear on the upcoming 17th season of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ The announcement of all 12 contestants came on Wednesday, September 4, on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Johnson will be paired with professional dancer Sharna Burgess and if NFL past perfomances are a gauge, Johnson could be a favorite.
Professional athletes seem to always do well on the show and Johnson should be no exception.
Beginning on Monday, Sept. 16th, Johnson will be the only athlete to appear on the show. In past seasons, there were always several athletes as part of the cast, however, this season, Johnson is the only sports representative.
Previous NFL cast members include: Emmitt Smith, Donald Driver, Jacoby Jones, Jerry Rice, Hines Ward, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin and Jason Taylor. (more…)