UC Merced is holding their Building Future Champions Dinner & Auction next month. Former major league pitcher Dave Dravecky is serving as keynote speaker. The event takes place Thursday at 6 p.m. at Turlock Country Club. In tandem with the dinner, UC Merced is also hosting the 20th Annu... Read More
Olympic gold medalist Davis Tarwater was born and raised in Tennessee. That makes him an inspirational choice to serve as the keynote speaker at The Daily Post-Athenian's Best of Preps Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony. The event takes place on April 30th at Athens City Middle School. At... Read More
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is still the toast of the town after the franchise's World Series win in the fall. On May 13th, he will serve as commencement speaker at Lake Forest College on Chicago's North Shore. The school's 139th commencement will take place at 10:15 a.m. at... Read More
Lexington County baseball stadium in South Carolina held a special Easter Sunrise Service this weekend. Former South Carolina football star Marcus Lattimore spoke at the event. The service was held by Calvary Church Lexington. There were hundreds who turned out to worship and hear from Latt... Read More
This Thursday, the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame inducts a new class. Dallas Cowboys icon Ed "Too Tall" Jones will serve as keynote speaker. Jones will be the third former inductee to speak at the event. It takes place at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, Tenn... Read More
This past week, Los Angeles Kings legend Luc Robitaille was the keynote speaker for the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles' 59th Annual Good Friday Breakfast. It was held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Robitaille talked to community leaders and elected officials... Read More
On Thursday, former Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps is holding a special event in South Bend, Indiana. He is hosting a pre-launch book signing for "Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me." The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. The book is not slated... Read More
The Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame will induct their new class on June 12th. N.C. State football coach Dave Doeren will serve as a special speaker at the event. Festivities takes place at the Gastonia Conference Center. Individual tickets go on sale April 26th for $35 at several differen... Read More
The Black History and Culture Showcase in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is holding a special Jackie Robinson exhibit. The display commemorates the 70th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. The event takes place at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Pennsylvania Convention Cent... Read More