Everything in ‘Youth Sports’
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GNC Named Presenting Sponsor of the 2012 ESPNHS Games
May 2, 2012 – ESPN announced today that GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), the nation’s leading specialty retailer of health, wellness and sports nutrition products, will be the presenting sponsor of the 2012 ESPN HS Games. The Games – a three-week long elite and competitive level event featuring the premier high school sports talent in […]
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Julie Foudy Receives 2011 Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedication and Service to the Growth of Soccer in America
Foudy joins list of soccer greats as the first woman to win Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 30, 2011) — Julie Foudy received Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award at Walt Disney World Resort Dec. 28 for her continued commitment to growing soccer in America after her 17-year tenure […]
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MLS Cup Runner Up Houston Dynamo to Lead Strong Disney Pro Soccer Classic Field
Houston, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact, FC Dallas and Sweden’s B.K. Hacken join field that also includes Sporting KC and Orlando City Soccer; Event to feature newest MLS franchise Montreal Impact; Sporting KC and Houston Dynamo to clash in MLS East title game rematch LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011) — The […]
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World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships Come to Disney
ESPN Wide World of Sports will host 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Aug. 30, 2011) - USA Gymnastics and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced today that the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships, along with the World Age-Group Competition, will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House at Walt […]
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Top NERF Athletes Dominate 2011 NERF DART TAG World Championship
Players Battle in Unique NERF Blaster Competition at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the Ultimate DART TAG Glory and $25,000 Per Team LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 22, 2011) — This summer’s nationwide search for the top NERF DART TAG athletes ended this weekend when Hasbro, Inc.’s NERF brand crowned kids and teens the winners of […]
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Nominated Best SportsTravel Destination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 16, 2011) —The readers of SportsTravel Magazine have spoken. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has been selected as a finalist for multiple 2011 SportsTravel Awards. Over the past several months the publication took nominations for youth, amateur and professional sporting events and destinations. The ESPN Wide World of Sports […]
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Disney Extends Casey Powell Lacrosse Clinic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Aug. 5, 2011) — High School and collegiate lacrosse teams training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will continue to tap into the expertise of one of the most recognized names in lacrosse as a result of a longer-term agreement with lacrosse superstar Casey Powell. ‘I can’t think of […]
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Pop Warner, Disney Announce Multi-Year Extension
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2011) – Youth athletes competing in the Pop Warner Super Bowl will gain additional national exposure as part of a 10-year contract renewal with ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. Under the contract extension, which runs through 2019, more than 40 hours of […]
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Youth Athletes Enter New ‘World’ at ESPN Complex
Nation’s leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional events re-launches as ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and features signature ESPN elements; one-of-a-kind initiative to take youth sports to the next level LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The widely acclaimed sports facility at Walt Disney World Resort was officially re-launched in February 2010 as ESPN Wide […]
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Sports Entertainment Meets Family Vacation Destination
Alignment of Walt Disney World Resort and ESPN represents exciting intersection of sports and entertainment LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — What launched with a single cable network on Sept. 7, 1979, is now ESPN, Inc., the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets, including six domestic networks, 46 international […]