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• Retired NY Giants running back finishes his 13th marathon
Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber kept his streak alive, finishing the Walt Disney World Marathon in 5 hours, 12 minutes...2020
York Giants
• Austin Dillon, like Dale Earnhardt before him, thanks fan for lucky penny gift

Reigning Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon gave a 12-year-old fan the gift of a lifetime Tuesday at the Walt Disney World Resort....2019
Dale Earnhardt
• NBA expands second annual Jr. NBA Global Championship with integration of USA Basketball, NBA teams and new countries
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced details of the second annual Jr. NBA Global Championship, a youth basketball tournament for the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world that will be held Aug. 6-11 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. Thirty-two t...2018
National Basketball Association
• Braves offer experiences in charity auction
An opportunity to visit Walt Disney World while attending Spring Training and the chance to receive instruction from infield guru Ron Washington are among the items the Braves have made available during this year's Winter Meetings charity auction....2018
Winter Meetings
• Magical Night as Team USA Competes at President's Cup
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The final scoreboard showed three victories for the U.S. women's national team on Saturday night, but that wasn't what had head coach Jenny Levy excited. "It's really great to play Blue-White and FIL rules," Levy said. "It's really great to play the trial Olympic rules, but what has pushed it over the edge is the amount of ...2018
International Lacrosse
• How a Pair of JMU Sophmores Found Their Way to Team USA
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who ear...2018
• How a Pair of JMU Sophomores Found Their Way to Team USA
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who ear...2018
• U.S. Central sweeps boys, girls titles at Jr. NBA World Championship
ORLANDO – The U.S. Central girls team and U.S. Central boys team won the inaugural Jr. NBA World Championship today at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. The world championship games, televised on FOX, featured the Central girls defeating the Europe girls team 68-38, while the Central boys defeated the ...2018
World Championship
• Dwyane Wade's decision remains on hold
Dwyane Wade‘s decision on whether to return for a 16th season remains on hold as he concentrates on his duties as official ambassador to the Jr. NBA World Championships this week, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel. The inaugural event for 13- and 14-year-olds is being held at the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.Wade didn’t ...2018
World Championships
• Inaugural Jr. NBA World Championship to feature more than 30 teams from 35 countries
NEW YORK, July 26, 2018 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the rosters of the 32 teams that will compete at the Jr. NBA World Championship, a first-of-its kind global youth basketball tournament for the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world. The competition will take place Aug. 7-12 at ESPN Wide...2018
National Basketball Association

• How a Pair of JMU Sophmores Found Their Way to Team USA
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who ear...2018
• How a Pair of JMU Sophomores Found Their Way to Team USA
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” One of the most famous lines from a Disney song seems appropriate as the U.S. women’s national team gets set for a training weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. That’s certainly the case for Charlotte Haggerty, a sophomore at James Madison who ear...2018

• Braves offer experiences in charity auction
An opportunity to visit Walt Disney World while attending Spring Training and the chance to receive instruction from infield guru Ron Washington are among the items the Braves have made available during this year's Winter Meetings charity auction....2018
Winter Meetings
• Dwyane Wade's decision remains on hold
Dwyane Wade‘s decision on whether to return for a 16th season remains on hold as he concentrates on his duties as official ambassador to the Jr. NBA World Championships this week, writes Ira Winderman of The Sun-Sentinel. The inaugural event for 13- and 14-year-olds is being held at the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.Wade didn’t ...2018
World Championships

• Magical Night as Team USA Competes at President's Cup
2018

International Lacrosse
• NXS: Back to the Birth-Place of NASCAR and McClure’s Career-Best Finish
Most Magical Place on Earth for McClure: Florida is not always fun and games for Eric McClure. Okay maybe fun, but no games are involved. As McClure embarks on his 19th start at the 2.5-mile high-speed tri-oval, Daytona International Speedway is a special place for the Virginia native. Not only has he earned his career-best finish of 8th at the ic...2015

• Pence, fiancee share details of proposal
This was a special offseason for Hunter Pence, as the Giants outfielder proposed to his now-fiancee Alexis Cozombolidis in November at Walt Disney World. On Valentine's Day, Pence and Cozombolidis joined ESPN's SportsCenter to discuss the festive proposal and their relationship....2016
• Pence, fiancee share details of proposal
This was a special offseason for Hunter Pence, as the Giants outfielder proposed to his now-fiancee Alexis Cozombolidis in November at Walt Disney World. On Valentine's Day, Pence and Cozombolidis joined ESPN's SportsCenter to discuss the festive proposal and their relationship....2016
• Stressed early, Norris shows maturity late
When Daniel Norris started last week against the Yankees in Tampa, he drove on his own and beat the traffic jam that slowed the Tigers bus until less than an hour before his first pitch. On Thursday, Norris again left ahead of the team while the Tigers took batting practice in Lakeland, this time stuck in an Interstate 4 backup on the way to Walt D...2017
Daniel Norris
• Eight best MLB spring training stadiums
Rejoice baseball fans, MLB spring training is just 30 days away! No professional sports preseason is looked forward to as much as MLB spring training is. Why? Well for starters, all 30 teams sojourn to either Arizona or Florida and spend about a month in the much warmer climate than their cities are use to- for the most part. This makes for a perfe...2016
Atlanta Braves
• Tigers ready to make moves at Winter Meetings
The Tigers have a vision for the future as they prepare for next week's Winter Meetings at Walt Disney World. It has nothing to do with anything on exhibit at Epcot....2017
• It's a small world after all: Orlando City signs Disney World deal
2015

Orlando City
• Retired NY Giants running back finishes his 13th marathon
2020

York Giants
• Austin Dillon, like Dale Earnhardt before him, thanks fan for lucky penny gift
2019

Dale Earnhardt
• NBA expands second annual Jr. NBA Global Championship with integration of USA Basketball, NBA teams and new countries
2018

National Basketball Association
• Braves offer experiences in charity auction
2018

Winter Meetings

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