Former NFL player Ben Utecht recently spoke out to the Associated Press about an issue close to his heart. In light of Junior Seau’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Utecht wrote for the AP about the effect of brain injuries. The tight end retired in 2009 because of... Read More
It was a stunning announcement earlier this offseason when San Francisco 49ers rookie Chris Borland revealed he was retiring from the NFL. However, Borland kicked off a wave of players saying goodbye to the sidelines prematurely while citing concern for future debilitating injuries. Now, he... Read More
Maurice Clarett’s new life mission off the football field has been about impacting lives. Clarett got the opportunity a few weeks ago to speak to the Xavier Basketball program as part of head coach Chris Mack’s Fortune 15 series. Mack has brought in several speakers since last y... Read More
Former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown is known to at least play some role in making Shaquille O’Neal a Hall of Fame player. Brown shared stories about O’Neal and others from over 30 years in coaching as the featured speaker at the Montana Coaches Association clinic on Wednesd... Read More
Anyone who followed the career of Pedro Martinez knew his Hall of Fame speech would be appointment viewing. The always-colorful Martinez spoke from his heart about his journey from the Dominican Republic to the greatest honor in baseball. He was the last of the four players being inducted t... Read More
Last week, Michael Carter-Williams was able to go back to a place where he learned some of his most basic basketball lessons. The Milwaukee Bucks star point guard spoke in front of 150 campers at the Academic-Basketball-Awareness Camp in North Andover, Massachusetts. Carter-Williams spent s... Read More
When Walter Bond’s basketball career ended, he crafted a powerful message and saw his speaking platform explode over two decades. Bond’s hard work was recognized recently with induction into the Council of Peers Award for Excellence Speaker Hall of Fame. The National Speakers As... Read More
College football season may be right around the corner, but several prominent coaches still made time to speak this week to an influential group at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. They were sharing their football thoughts with the Louisiana High School Coaches Association’s annual... Read More