Bolton Fans Leave Their Tributes Online to Wanderers Legend Nat Lofthouse, OBE
Video tributes have been posted online to Bolton Wanderers Football Club legend Nat Lofthouse OBE, who sadly passed away in January this year at the grand old age of 85. WinkBall, the UK’s no.1 video website, has given Wanderers fans the chance to pay their tributes to the Bolton icon in a poignant new way.
Not only will these tribute messages live forever online on an interactive video wall where football lovers can continue to contribute their feelings, WinkBall also made a film of the moving eulogies which was projected on a large screen in The Lion of Vienna Hospitality Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium to an invited audience at a memorial evening organised by the Bolton Wanderers Supporters Association.
Many fans expressed their utmost respect for and personal memories of Nat, with one supporter telling our WinkBall Reporters: “He’ll be remembered as one of the best ever Bolton Wanderers players that will ever play for Bolton;” and another lifelong supporter recalling the great fortune he had spending an evening with him when he was Chairman of Atherton Cricket Club and Nat was their chief guest.
Covering football games up and down the country, WinkBall citizen video reporters speak to the fans before and after the game to find out their thoughts and footballing opinions.
Giving the fans a unique video platform to express their views, WinkBall’s football coverage focuses entirely on the fans and it is their opinions that matter. With the sad passing of Nat Lofthouse OBE, www.winkball.com saw it fitting to go to the fans and find out what they had to say about the legend that was Nat Lofthouse OBE.
A film of tribute messages can be found online at the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_JtbN2zVEw
People who want to pay their respect to Nat can leave a video message online at the link below to celebrate the Bolton legend’s life:
http://www.winkball.com/walls/zU0a6izcVBGt/tributes-to-nat-lofthouse-the-lion-of-vienna/
MLB.com At Bat 11 is Here
Live Baseball Wherever You Go, Available Earlier Than Ever Before
#1 Grossing App returns with first live mobile streaming for Spring Training games in February
MLB.com At Bat, the top-selling, award-winning suite of mobile applications developed by MLB Advanced Media, is back for the 2011 season today and earlier than ever before will deliver a special free preview of MLB.TV live streaming video for At Bat 11 on Apple devices starting Saturday, February 26. At Bat 11, which is available now for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android and BlackBerry, also introduces a new favorite Club home screen customization functionality for select devices.
With Opening Day just five weeks away, At Bat 11 will deliver additional updates prior to the regular season, including brand new features, offers and functionalities.
Spring Training 2011
MLB.com At Bat 11 across each of these platforms offers the most comprehensive coverage of Grapefruit and Cactus League action with access to live Spring Training games, including every available radio feed and in progress statistical data. Among the At Bat 11 features available for Spring Training are:
- Customize home screen to feature a designated favorite team (iPhone, iPod touch, Android only).
- Watch live streaming of about 150 available Spring Training games with a special mobile free preview of MLB.TV (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad only).
- Listen to available radio broadcasts of Spring Training games
- Follow league-wide scoreboards and batter-by-batter action for every Spring Training game
- Enhanced video library archive, searchable by player or team
- Breaking news, schedules and interactive rosters and players stats for every team
- Full-season schedule calendars
MLB.com At Bat 11 is available to subscribers for a one-time fee of $14.99 for the entire 2011 season.
2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game A Social Sensation
The 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game that tipped off NBA All-Star 2011 last Friday proved to be an exciting event and is drawing rave reviews, not only by the sold-out crowd that packed the Los Angeles Convention Center, but by the record number of fans who watched on TV and fans who participated via Twitter. The viral nature of the social networking site was readily apparent as fans caught up with Bieber Fever voted musician Justin Bieber the Most Valuable Player of the BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
The ESPN telecast of the 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was the most watched in the event’s history, drawing 2.3 million viewers, up 12 percent over last year’s game according to Nielsen Media Research. The game was also one of the top trending topics worldwide on Twitter leading up to and continuing throughout the game. At the conclusion of the game, the hashtag #bbvacelebgame was the #2 trending topic worldwide, trailing only “Twitter Mobile,” a promoted topic by Twitter.
Additionally, during the 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, participants including Justin Bieber, Mitch Richmond, Scottie Pippen, Nick Cannon, Jason Alexander and Jalen Rose were all top trending topics worldwide.
The East team, coached by Bill Walton (Basketball Hall of Famer), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), and Bill Simmons (ESPN.com columnist) defeated the West team, coached by Magic Johnson (ESPN analyst, Basketball Hall of Famer), Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and Ty Burrell (Modern Family), by a score of 54-49. Basketball Hall of Famer, Scottie Pippen, led the East team with 17 points. However, it was the 16-year old Bieber who excited the crowd with his deft dribbling abilities and solid performance including eight points, four assists and two rebounds. Following the game, Bieber was presented the MVP trophy by BBVA Compass Senior Executive Vice President and head of Retail Banking Shelaghmichael Brown. Read more
Drivers Announced for Fueled By Fame 2011 Toyota Pro Celebrity Race
2010 Celebrity Winner Brian Austin Green Returns to Compete with the Pros;
Kevin Jonas, Stephen Moyer, Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou, Among Others, Get Behind the Wheel for Charity
For the 35th year, the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race will bring together a star-studded field of Hollywood’s elite to race for charity. On Saturday, April 16, stars from film, television, music, sports and fashion will showcase their newly earned racing chops in identically prepared, race-ready Scion tCs on the historic 10-lap, 1.97-mile street circuit through the downtown streets of Long Beach in Southern California.
This year’s anticipated field of 20 drivers, competing in what has become the world’s longest-running, most prestigious celebrity racing event, includes the following assortment of beloved entertainment and media personalities: Read more
The Old Pueblo Grand Prix Professional Bicycle Road Race Comes to Downtown Tucson Sunday, April 17
On Sunday, April 17, 2011, 02 Modern Fitness and Maynards Market & Kitchen Cycling Team will bring the Jim Click Automotive Team Old Pueblo Grand Prix bicycle road race to downtown Tucson.
With a prize purse of $20,000, this event will rival some of the top races in the country and should attract many of the top cyclists.
The Old Pueblo Grand Prix will be a classic downtown criterium – a quintessential American-style bike race concentrated around a few city blocks with lots of turns, high speeds and continuous action and excitement. This racecourse includes a total of six turns, both right and left, creating a difficult course for the riders and plenty of excitement for the crowds. The criterium is sanctioned by the USAC.
The racing will begin around noon and extend to 7 p.m. The race starts and finishes on Church Avenue with the route headed north on Church Avenue, east on Alameda, south on Stone Avenue, east on Pennington, south on Scott, west on Congress and north on Church to the finish line in front of the historic Court House. With the course measuring just 6/10ths of a mile, spectators will likely see the athletes pass by at speeds of 25-30 mph every minute.
Concentrated in downtown Tucson, the race is a family and spectator friendly event. Watching the races is free and there are approximately 18 eateries along the route. At the EXPO area, Jim Click Automotive Team, the title sponsor, will have eco-friendly vehicles on display. A demo car outfitted for race day excursions and a special pace car that will lead the riders ceremonially around the first lap of each race will also be featured. The Expo will be located in the lawn in Jacome Plaza at the library and the center along Pennington Avenue.
Races throughout the day will be separated by level of competitive experience, with the Pro men and women likely to be well-known cyclists on an international level.
There will be a post-race gathering to “meet the pros” at Hotel Congress later in the evening.
Racers must register by April 10, 2011 at www.bikereg.com