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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 […]
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AS Roma and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Create Italian Pro Soccer Presence for America’s Youth Athletes
New multi-year agreement makes AS Roma the official professional football club of the renowned youth sports complex at the Walt Disney World Resort which becomes the team’s official winter training home; Joint venture further cements the sports complex’s stature as America’s leading youth soccer venue and expands AS Roma brand into the U.S. soccer market […]
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Atlanta Braves Continue Spring Training Home Schedule at Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 2, 2012) — After two weeks of training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the Atlanta Braves kicked off their spring training schedule March 3 against the Detroit Tigers, who return to Disney for a second matchup on March 31. The reigning World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals and New York […]
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Rachel Booth Claims Disney’s Princess Half Marathon and Historic “Coast to Coast” Milestone
Louisiana runner establishes record time and becomes first to capture women division titles of runDisney events at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California; race weekend total of 27,000 participants is event’s largest ever in four-year history LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2012) – Rachel Booth sure knows how to […]
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Vancouver Wins 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Champion
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 3, 2012) — Undefeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC finished the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic not only as the 2012 champion, but blemish-free. The Whitecaps’ opposition – Montreal Impact, Houston Dynamo, Sporting KC and Toronto FC – was unable to score a single goal on the club over the week-long tournament at ESPN […]
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Another Sold Out Field to Compete in Princess Half Marathon Weekend
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2012) – For the fourth straight year, a capacity field is expected to take part this weekend in Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend, the largest women-specific event in the nation. More than 27,000 registered runners – 5,000 more than last year – will run in a variety of events […]