Releases in ‘Uncategorized’
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Marks National Youth Sports Week with Exclusive Media Event
To celebrate National Youth Sports Week, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex hosted a national media event at the sports facility, highlighting the ways Disney and ESPN collaborate to take youth sports to another level. Media from around the country, Mexico and Brazil were given an inside look at how the sports complex at Walt […]
AAU Basketball Championships, Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Tennessee Prep Volleyball Star Leads Team into AAU National Championships at Disney Despite Eye Cancer
Despite having vision in only one eye, Sierrah Lemons has become a star volleyball player on both her high school and AAU club teams. Lemons will lead her club squad into the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championship tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, beginning Thursday, June 21. […]
AAU National Club Championships, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Father-Son Duo Found Healing As Participants in Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Disney
The next runDisney race isn’t until September, but summer is a great time to begin training for upcoming races. runDisney race weekends are not only a great opportunity to accomplish personal goals. but also to celebrate significant milestones with family. This past spring, one dad literally went the extra mile for his son when the […]
runDisney, Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side, Uncategorized
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Incredible Summer for Youth Sports Continues at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex kicked off an Incredible Summer of sports during Memorial Day Weekend by staging three major events — the Disney Memorial Day Soccer Tournament presented by Danimals, the Disney Memorial Day Baseball Classic and the AAU Memorial Day Basketball Classic. Combined, these events involved more than 16,000 athletes and coaches, […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Orlando Officially Named Host City For The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Special Olympics North America and Special Olympics Florida announced on Friday, May 18, that Orlando will be the host city for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Taking place June 5 through June 10, 2022, the Special Olympics USA Games will bring together more than 4,000 elite athletes, 10,000 volunteers, 1,500 coaches and 75,000 fans […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Special Olympics, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Several Tom Shaw Performance Camp Players Expected to Be Selected in 2018 NFL Draft
Former Penn State star running back Saquon Barkley and former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett are among four Tom Shaw Performance Camp players who could be drafted in the first three rounds of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday. Barkley, Barrett, Tyquan Lewis and Will Dissly are among the draft prospects who’ve spent the last […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Tom Shaw, Uncategorized
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Runners Will Channel The Force This Weekend at the 3rd Annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Walt Disney World Resort
More than 16,000 runners from Florida are expected to be among the 43,500 runners participating in race weekend events Runners will get a chance to embrace their ‘’dark side’’ this weekend when more than 43,500 runners participate in the third annual Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side presented by OtterBox at Walt Disney […]
runDisney, Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side, Uncategorized
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2018 Atlanta Braves Spring Training Underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Media can view and shoot workouts, and interview players at the start of workouts each day beginning at 7:30 a.m. For additional information and to apply for media credentials, please contact Jared Burleyson in the Braves Media Relations Department at Jared.Burleyson@braves.com. The hard work of molding and building a potential playoff caliber team has […]
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Pro Football Hall of Fame LB Derrick Brooks: “Orlando Should Become Pro Bowl’s Permanent Home”
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will be buzzing next week as NFL Pro Bowl Week returns to Walt Disney World Resort for the second consecutive year. Beginning Monday, the sports complex will host a variety Pro Bowl events that are free of charge and open to the general public including AFC and NFC team […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, NFL Pro Bowl, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Four Florida teams claim national championships at 61st Pop Warner Super Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Florida youth football teams from Miami, Palm Beach, Tampa and Ocoee are taking home new hardware for their respective trophy cases after they earned national championships over the weekend at the 61st Pop Warner Super Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Other teams claiming championships include the Division […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Pop Warner Super Bowl, Uncategorized, Youth Sports