The Ripken's All-Star fiction book series has become quite a hit with kids. On Wednesday, March 2nd, the series namesake, Cal Ripken Jr., will hold a book signing and fireside chat with the Howard County Library System. He will be in Ellicott City, Maryland at the new Miller Branch libr... Read More
There are certainly not many individuals who have lived a more interesting life than former Major League Baseball pitcher J.R. Richard. Richard writes about the peaks and valleys of his baseball career in his recently released autobiography, "Still Throwing Heat: Strikeouts, the Streets,... Read More
There are not many more verbose individuals in the world of sports than Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Walton has turned that gift with words into an opportunity to speak to groups all over the world. Walton's next schedule speaking engagement will be as the keynote speaker at Na... Read More
Since arriving back at Michigan a year ago, there is no shortage of unconventional things that Jim Harbaugh has tried to do. While many celebrities charge high rates for autograph signings, Harbaugh is going against the grain in that category yet again. Today, he is appearing at a free auto... Read More
The first major American sports athlete to come out as gay during his playing career held a lecture at Fort Hays State University yesterday. Retired NBA veteran Jason Collins was on hand to talk about overcoming adversity and living an authentic life. Collins spoke at 7:30 p.m. at the Beach... Read More
The 12th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies will be held on February 20th at the Eden Roc on Miami Beach. Event organizer, Physicians' Education Resource, has brought in a local sports great to be the keynote speaker. Former Miami Dolphins quarte... Read More
Sports apparel giant Adidas is betting that American League Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa is going to be baseball's next big thing. They signed the second-year Houston Astros shortstop to a five-year endorsement deal this week. Correa's business manager did tell the Houston Chron... Read More
What becomes the next logical step for someone getting elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? For Ken Griffey Jr., it is being named honorary starter at the Daytona 500. Griffey will wave the green flag to kick off the 58th running of the Great American Race this Sunday. That flat will drop... Read More
Ronda Rousey may have lost her UFC belt, but she remains as popular as ever. Rousey is featured on one of the three Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers. It is the first time in SI Swimsuit history that there are three covers. Rousey is featured in a bodypaint bikini on the cover... Read More