BELLEVUE. WA. — Lenny Wilkens Foundation’s 23rd annual Celebrity weekend charity dinner auction was held on August 7 and 8 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. About 800 invited guests flocked to the event which included business, civic and community leaders mixed with sports and entertainment celebrities. Source: Puget Sound Business Journal.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Retired NBA great and Basketball Hall of Famer, Artis Gilmore, will be the keynote speaker at the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame Banquet on Oct. 8, at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. The event will honor former Lincoln County coaching legend Larry Campbell and former Augusta basketball great Michael Curry who will be inducted into the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame. The Augusta City Classic football game between Benedict and Lane College will begin at 2 p.m. on Oct. 10, at Laney Memorial Stadium. Source: Augusta Chronicle.
MIAMI, Fla. — NBA Hall of Fame superstar Alonzo Mourning ABC’s Shark Tank Kevin O’Leary will be the keynote speakers for TigerDirect: Innovation IT Conference and Expo to be held at Marlin’s Park in Miami on November 6, 2015. The event will showcase the latest technology solutions for B2B companies. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with the top technology manufacturers in the industry and participate in focused breakout sessions that show real solutions to help increase profitability. Source: PRWeb.
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The decision has been made and the ruling is in favor of Tom Brady. After more than seven months, several millions of dollars and big talking from the league and commissioner Roger Goodell in the deflate-gate controversy, the first time someone independent looked at the case against Tom Brady it was thrown out. Source: Yahoo Sports. (more…)
CINCINNATI, OH. — Former Reds legend, Pete Rose, recently spoke with Fox News Sports about his meeting with Commissioner Rob Manfred during the MLB All-Star Game July 2015. Rose recently spoke on FOX Sports 1’s MLB Whiparound about their meeting and his first impressions of the commissioner. Source: Fox News Sports.
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NFL great Jerry Rice is scheduled to make a cameo appearance in the fourth episode of the the upcoming sixth season of the show according to Entertainment Weekly. Rice will reportedly “run into the Five-0 team when Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and the gang are relaxing after a hard day of catching Hawaii’s bad guys.” Source: Digital Spy.
WICHITA FALLS, TX — Former Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers great, Charles Haley, was the guest speaker on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Ninth Annual Midwestern State Athletics Welcome Back Dinner held at L. Ligon Coliseum. The event began with a silent auction and social at 5:30 p.m. with Dallas Cowboy and Midwestern State memorabilia as well as other valuable items. The dinner began at 6 p.m. and the program followed at approximately 6:45. Haley, who played for a lot of great coaches, talked about them and many of his famous teammates on Sunday night. Haley answered questions from moderator Jerry Johnson as well as from the audience. Source: News Channel 6.
ATLANTA, GA. — NBA Legend and successful business entrepreneur, Magic Johnson, has been named the keynote speaker at the American Rental Association’s 60th annual Rental Show convention to be held in Atlanta next February. The group will hold its 60th convention and trade show in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center, Feb. 21-24. The three-day trade show will include more than 650 companies offering rental equipment for heavy construction, light construction/general tool and party/special event. Source: rermag.com.
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KERRVILLE, TX. — Former San Antonio Spurs, Avery Johnson widely referred to as “The Little General,” has been named the keynote speaker at the Tivy Athletic Booster Club helping the Kerrville Tivy Athletic Hall of Fame committee celebrate the 10th anniversary for the first inductees. The celebration banquet will be held Thursday, Sept. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at the Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center. Source: Hill Country Community Journal.
