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Top Four “Cheer On Your Disney Side’’ Squads Announced During Home Depot College Football Awards at Disney
Auburn, LSU, Santa Monica College and Rutgers remain in chase for $100,000 grant from ESPN and trip to Walt Disney World; Fans nationwide will decide the winner; Winning school announced Jan. 12 on ESPN on the College Football National Championship Game Day LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fl. (Dec. 11, 2014) – Rutgers, Auburn, Louisiana State University […]
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Marquee College Football Players Pose with Mickey Mouse on Eve of Annual Awards Show
Some of the biggest names in college football were at Walt Disney World Resort this week for the Home Depot College Football Awards. Heisman Trophy frontrunners Marcus Mariota (Oregon), Amari Cooper (Alabama), Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) and Dak Prescott (Miss. State) were among the marquee players in attendance for the awards show that airs live on […]
College Sports, Disney Sports Spirit Award, The Home Depot College Football Awards Show
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Central Florida Team Among 70 Teams Competing in Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney
Dr. Phillips Panthers reach National Championship event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for first time in nine seasons The Dr. Phillips Panthers (Dr. Phillips, Fla.) are among the 70 teams from across America who battled their way through regional competition to advance to the weeklong Pop Warner Super Bowl of youth football, which has […]
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VIDEO ADVISORY: Youth Teams Competing for National Championship at 2014 Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 5, 2014) – Video highlights and soundbites will be available for the nation’s top youth football teams competing for a national championship at the Pop Warner Super Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, Dec. 6-13. There were 70 teams from across America which battled their […]
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All New Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Finisher Medals Fit for a Princess
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 1, 2014) – The collection of all new finisher medals for the sixth annual Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend were revealed this week. The collection includes medals for the Disney Princess Half Marathon, Disney Enchanted 10K and the Glass Slipper Challenge. With more than 26,000 runners participating in events throughout […]
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24 Finalists Announced for The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 11
21 Programs Represented; Melvin Gordon, Marcus Mariota and Dak Prescott Receive Multiple Nominations LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2014) — The Home Depot College Football Awards, now in its 24th year, will once again air on ESPN, Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. ET, highlighting the achievements of college football student-athletes in 2014. Twenty-four […]
College Sports, Disney Sports Spirit Award, The Home Depot College Football Awards Show
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Youth Soccer Player Who Survived Near Death Experience to Compete in Disney Junior Soccer Showcase
Ethiopian soccer player among key players competing on more than 350 elite youth clubs competing at ESPN Wide World of Sports in coveted November event Widely regarded as the leading elite youth soccer tournament in the nation, the Disney Junior Soccer Showcase attracts the top U13 and U14 boys and girls soccer clubs from across […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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Athletes and Coaches Available to Media Following Orlando Classic Shootarounds on Wednesday at Disney
Willie Carmichael (Apopka), Derek Reese (Orlando) and Josh Heath (Tampa) among Central Florida athletes competing in premier college basketball tournament Teams competing in the ninth annual Orlando Classic, one of the premier Thanksgiving weekend Division I college basketball tournaments in the nation, will hold shootarounds between 9 a.m. and 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 […]
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Slew of Playoff Teams Coming to Disney to Experience the “Magic” of Braves Spring Training
Post-season teams such as Nationals, Cardinals, Tigers and Orioles, along with Yankees and Red Sox, part of marquee Grapefruit League schedule that features 18 home games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, including four under the lights LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 19, 2015) – Some of Major League Baseball’s marquee teams, including four […]
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Oklahoma Sooners’ Bob Stoops and Sterling Shepard to Accept 2014 Disney Sports Spirit Award
Coach and player developed inspirational bond from tragic death of former Sooners receiver Derrick Shepard 15 years ago LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2014) – Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops and junior wide receiver Sterling Shepard will receive this year’s Disney Sports Spirit Award – an honor given annually by Disney Sports to college […]
College Sports, Disney Sports Spirit Award, The Home Depot College Football Awards Show