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Brazil soccer star Kaka visits ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Brazil soccer star Kaka stopped by ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on June 11, visiting with Brooks Johnson’s team of Olympic-caliber athletes, along with meeting Mickey Mouse. On vacation with his family, it was another opportunity for the worldwide soccer sensation to see the complex, visit with Mickey Mouse and engage Olympic-caliber athletes training at […]
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Johnson races students, golfs at Disney
Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson visited Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on June 13, 2012. Johnson joined approximately 40 Daytona Beach-area elementary school children at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The children participated in athletic drills with select Olympic athletes and NFL players before moving inside to build their […]
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Gridiron Kings Selected at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Champion Gridiron Kings, the nation’s elite high school football event featuring 64 of the best skill position players in the country, has chosen the first 38 student athletes invited to participate in the 7-on-7 games, skill challenges and performance training that take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. during […]
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Home to Olympic Hopefuls
Leading up to London 2012, a number of the world’s top athletes called ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex their training home. Brooks Johnson, the 2010 USATF Coach of the Year, trained a team of five Olympic-caliber athletes, including 2008 Olympic medalists David Oliver and David Payne, and top US women athletes Tiffany Ross Williams, Connie […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Runners to Race Around the “High Banks” and “Bases” As Part of 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Course
2013 Disney Marathon route to go through baseball stadium and speedway; course tweaks build on list of new 2013 enhancements LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Runners in the 20th anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon in 2013 will have the unique experience of running along a speedway and through a baseball stadium – in addition to […]
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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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U.S. Qualifies 10 to finals at 2012 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group Championships
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships made its North American debut April 16-18 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Competitors from 23 countries flipped, twisted and danced their way to World titles and berths to the 2013 World Games. […]
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New Elements Await Runners as 20th Anniversary Disney Marathon Registration Opens
2013 Disney Marathon to feature new commemorative medal, new post-race party and enhanced entertainment; Race expected to be a sellout LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Apr. 10, 2012) – Runners competing in the 20th anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon – registration opens today – will experience several unique features, including a special 20th anniversary medal, […]
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Spring Training at Disney Wraps Up for Atlanta Braves
The 2012 Atlanta Braves spring training season at Disney wrapped up its 15th edition on April 2. The noon Mets game concluded a month-long slate of 17 home games (and one rainout) at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The Braves faced the Mets three times, along with visits from the Yankees, world-champion Cardinals and Detroit […]
Atlanta Braves Spring Training, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Celebrates 15th Anniversary
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 28, 2012)–With the Braves-Yankees spring training game today at Champion Stadium, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex celebrates its 15th anniversary. With the swing of a bat, the sports complex officially opened March 28, 1997 with a Braves-Reds spring training game under the lights that featured the likes of […]