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Inspirational Purdue University Football Super Fan Tyler Trent Named 2018 Disney Spirit Award Winner
Courageous and compassionate sports fan determined to live life on his own terms The 2018 Disney Spirit Award will be presented to Tyler Trent, the courageous former Purdue University student who has inspired a football team and thousands of fans nationwide with the fearless way he has faced his cancer diagnosis. The award is presented […]
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Villanova Wins 2018 AdvoCare Invitational Men’s Basketball Tournament at Disney
Let’s all stop worrying about the Villanova Wildcats. All it took was a trip to Walt Disney World Resort for head coach Jay Wright to get his team back on track after dropping back-to-back games last week and falling out of the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2013. Villanova (5-2) won […]
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University of Memphis Head Coach, Former Orlando Magic Star Penny Hardaway Pals around with Mickey Mouse during AdvoCare Invitational at Disney
In his return to Orlando as a college basketball coach, University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway spent time with Mickey Mouse following a shootaround during the 13th annual AdvoCare Invitational. The three-day college basketball tournament took place over Thanksgiving weekend at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Hardaway posed for […]
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Central Florida and Tampa Bay Area Players to Participate in AdvoCare Invitational Shootarounds on Wednesday at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
What: The eight teams competing in the prestigious AdvoCare Invitational are holding shootarounds and media availabilities in advance of the tournament. The event, considered one of the top early-season tune-ups in the country, features two Top 20 teams – No. 14 Florida State and No. 17 LSU – as well as Villanova, winners of two of […]
AdvoCare Invitational, College Sports, Disney Sports, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort
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Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright Says AdvoCare Invitational at Disney to Provide Early Test for Wildcats
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 20, 2018) – Over the past four years, no program in college basketball has won more games than Villanova University. The Wildcats, coached by Jay Wright, have won two of the past three NCAA men’s national basketball championships, reeling off 136 wins in the process. But none of that sustained […]
AdvoCare Invitational, College Sports, Disney Sports, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort
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The 2018 AdvoCare Invitational at Disney Features Two Top-20 Teams
The AdvoCare Invitational field, which has been lauded by college basketball experts as one of the deepest among the upcoming preseason tournaments, features Florida State and LSU, both of which entered the 2018 season ranked in several of the nation’s Top 25 preseason polls. The Florida State Seminoles (2-0) – an Elite Eight team last […]
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2019 Pro Bowl Voting Begins
Rosters To Be Announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Tuesday, December 18 at 8:00 PM ET, Tickets Now On Sale NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale Fans may now vote to send their favorite players to the 2019 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. For the second consecutive […]
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New York Runner’s Inspiring Quest to Run the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon with One Lung
Westchester resident returns to Walt Disney World Resort which she says saved her life LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2018) – Debbie Rogers, the 55-year old Westchester, N.Y., native and mother of five children, credits Walt Disney World Resort with saving her life. Rogers finished the 13.1-mile Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon on […]
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Tampa Runners Sweep Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon
Runners with Tampa ties are the first male and female competitors across the finish line at the popular 13.1-mile race through Walt Disney World Resort LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2018) – Tyler Wasieleski and Megan Curham, who both have ties to Tampa, came to Walt Disney World Resort to test themselves, but neither […]
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Two Inspiring Stories Headline 2018 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
The 9th annual Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend presented by MISFIT gets underway on Friday at Walt Disney World Resort. Nearly 35,000 runners are expected to participate this year, including 148 “perfect” Wine & Dine runners (runners who have participated in every Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon). Following are two of this […]
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, runDisney