Via ESPN.com Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has sold a sitcom to Fox based on his life as an NBA star and single father to two boys. The show, which is currently in development, will be called "Three the Hard Way." It will feature a character named Daryl Wade, who is an NBA superstar responsible for raising his [...]
Via Mashable We weren't sure the NBA would be able to top its enormously successful 2012 holiday spot, featuring some of its biggest players performing "Carol of the Bells" using only bouncing basketballs. But this year, the league has taken its holiday spirit to the next level with its latest ad: a performance of "Jingle Bells," featuring [...]
Via SBNation.com Last week, the Portland Trail Blazers held off Phoenix when Damian Lillard glided in for a layup at the buzzer. Other than Lillard's uncanny knack for doing fantastic things at the buzzer, it was a completely unremarkable game. There were almost 100 missed shots, 19 clanked three-pointers and 30 turnovers, all of which made for [...]
Via LottImpactTrophy.org Ohio State Linebacker Ryan Shazier has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week for the second time this season. The 6-2, 230-pound senior led the Buckeyes with 16 tackles, including 3.5 for losses and forced a fumble in a 60-35 win over Illinois that kept the Buckeyes undefeated. The Pacific Club IMPACT [...]
The talent pool at the 2013 adidas Nations included the very best in the world, many of which have committed to top collegiate programs for the 2014-2015 season. In the 2014 HS Class of Basketball Players, adidas Nations had five out of the top 10 players in the nation and 15 out of the top [...]
via www.forbes.com Somewhere in Sacramento, a throng is walking around today saying, “Huh? I can’t hear you.” With a national television audience watching on ESPN, Sacramento Kings fans broke the Guinness World record for the Loudest Crowd Roar at an Indoor Sports Stadium. Not satisfied with doing it once, the SacTown faithful did this three [...]
Via Forbes An announcement on August 29, 2013 stated that the NFL and retired football players reached an agreement to purportedly end the pending massive concussion litigation containing thousands of former players as plaintiffs. As of today, Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody who is overseeing the judicial proceedings that have combined the hundreds of cases into one within [...]
via www.forbes.com Naming rights to baseball stadiums fetch a lot of money these days. Atlanta Braves (Photo credit: Keith Allison) The New York Mets are getting $400 million over 20 years from Citigroup C +0.44%. Coca-Cola KO +0.22% is paying $178 million over 28 years for Minute Maid Park in Houston. How much could the Atlanta Braves get for the naming rights [...]
Via www.LottImpactTrophy.org NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – Alabama Linebacker C.J. Mosley has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week. The 6-2, 238-pound senior from Mobile, Alabama had a dominating game against LSU Saturday, recording a team high 12 tackles (one and a half for losses) and breaking up two passes in an impressive 38-17 win for [...]
Via LottImpactTrophy.org On December 8th at 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Fox will televise a one-hour show covering the 10th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Ceremony live from the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. The Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Ceremony will bring together the sporting community's elite to recognize college football’s Defensive IMPACT® Player of the Year. The [...]
