The wisdom that can be dispensed by retired baseball manager Jim Leyland can be invaluable.  on Wednesday, he will drop some of that knowledge as the guest speaker at the 28th annual Freedom Township Men's Club Sports Night. The event is taking place at the Ridgeville American Legion in... Read More

This Saturday, Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis is speaking at a very special event in Minnesota.  Davis is a featured guest along with Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy at Arise With The Guys. Arise With The Guys is an annual event put on at Grace Church in Eden Prairie, M... Read More

Though her internship with the Arizona Cardinals ended after the preseason, pioneer coach Jen Welter has stayed busy.  Most recently, she was booked to be the keynote speaker at the 2016 Equal Pay Summit.   The summit is May 2-3 at Montana State University under the title "Women in... Read More

Colin Cowherd and Kristine Leahy talk daily about the best athletes on the nationally syndicated radio show, The Herd.  Later this month, they will be spotlighting a whole different kind of sports star as co-hosts at Sports Business Daily's Forty Under 40 Awards.  Cowherd and Leahy... Read More

There is certainly no shortage of ties between the University of Maryland and Under Armour Founder Kevin Plank.  Plank will share his passion for the school as their spring commencement speaker. He will address the Class of 2016 on May 18th at the XFINITY Center.  Plank played football... Read More

It is not often that someone off the field or court of play steals headlines in sports.  With looming collective bargaining discussions coming in the NBA, National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts will become as important a figure as anyone.   As a pione... Read More

In his first year as commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred has earned rave reviews.  He will surely share some of his tips about leadership as commencement speaker at Colgate University.   Manfred will address the Class of 2016 graduates on May 15th.  The commence... Read More

Norm Nixon has been a Los Angeles institution as a basketball player and broadcaster for many years. He got to share his insights from those worlds and how they apply to business pursuits on March 10th at The Los Angeles Times' Multicultural Business Forum. Nixon discussed how many... Read More

Archives