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Special Olympics Georgia today unveiled details surrounding its upcoming 2019 State Summer Games, which is set to take place at Emory University May 17 – May 19. As the largest State Games of the year, the 2019 State Summer Games will provide competition for athletes in athletics, badminton, flag football, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis and volleyball. "This year marks the 32nd Special Olympics Georgia Summer Games held at […]

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and Ally today revealed a military-themed race car paint scheme for the #48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in tribute to Army Sgt. Richard Donlan, who died in combat during the Vietnam War. The patriotic car is part of the NASCAR Salutes initiative to honor fallen soldiers during the Memorial Day weekend race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson revealed the car during a military gratitude […]

Jack Nicklaus is guest editor of the June issue of GOLF Magazine, a special issue devoted to the U.S. Open at iconic Pebble Beach, the storied links on California's Monterey Peninsula that is celebrating its centennial with the June 13-16 playing of the USGA's premier championship and the third major championship of the 2019 season. After spending parts of several decades as an editor and contributor to GOLF—and gracing the […]

PokerStars, the UFC's Official Poker Partner, has announced three new PokerStars Ambassadors ahead of UFC® 237: NAMAJUNAS vs. ANDRADE in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday. UFC® 237 provided PokerStars with the perfect platform to announce that the voice of the Octagon Bruce Buffer, as well as UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and No. 12 ranked light heavyweight Johnny Walker have become ambassadors for the world's largest poker company. Buffer, Cormier […]

Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization ever to present MMA through a Regular season, Playoffs and Championship format, today announced it will reach fight fans around the world with live PFL events through a wide and diverse group of premier global distribution partners, starting with PFL 1 on Thursday night, May 9. Elite MMA fighters across six weight classes from 15 countries will compete in the sports-league format for […]

May 7th, 1,000 guests rallied at United Way of New York City's 26th Annual Gridiron Gala hosted by CBS's Otis Livingston and former NFL player Rashad Jennings—in partnership with the New York Giants and New York Jets—celebrating the impact made and looking ahead to continued collaboration, helping low-income New Yorkers move along the path toward self-sufficiency. "Since the inception of the Gridiron Gala more than $30 million have been raised […]

Energy Transfer is supporting America's favorite pastime for hundreds of boys and girls in communities across Pennsylvania with $150,000 in donations to support 30 area youth baseball and softball programs. This initiative is part of Energy Transfer's long-standing community investment program designed to give back to the communities in which its employees live and work. "This key program is one of the many in our recently launched '#committed2PA' campaign," said […]

CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the Boston Red Sox teamed up to host two special science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) days showcasing the scientific principles that shape the world and America's pastime. In its third year, the "Red Sox STEM Education Days Presented by CITGO" at Fenway Park gives New England students, grades two through nine, the opportunity to learn about STEM in a unique environment and to enjoy a […]

This Mother's Day, Procter & Gamble is commemorating the 6th iteration of its global campaign, Thank You, Mom, in partnership with NTUC FairPrice with a carnival organized especially for Special Olympics athletes and their mothers. This year's theme, Because of You, I Can, celebrates a mother's role as her children's first and greatest enabler -- the one who sees her children's true potential and helps them become who they are. […]