Are you a Champs Sports champion? The Champs Sports Scholarship Challenge to award $50,000 in College Scholarships!
Champs Sports is giving away 23 scholarships to participants of the Champs Sports Champion Scholarship Challenge. The top three finalists will receive a $5,000 college scholarship and a trip for two to the Champs Sports Bowl, which takes place on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. At the game, one of the finalists will be named the grand prize winner and will double their scholarship to $10,000. The twenty runner-up winners will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
As part of the nationwide “Are you a Champs Sports Champion?” scholarship program, participants must write a 300-word essay on how they make a difference on their team — the team could consist of a sports team, family, school, community, etc. The program is open to applicants ages 14 and older and submissions to www.champssports.com/scholarship will be judged on content, originality, and creativity. The deadline for submission is November 29, 2009.
“We are always looking for new and innovative ways to provide our customers with unique experiences to show our gratitude for their loyalty and patronage,” said Rob Brodersen, vice president of marketing at Champs Sports. “We are proud to give these young winners money towards their future education, and hope to continue our efforts of enriching the lives of customers within the communities we serve.”
In its sixth year of sponsorship, the Champs Sports Bowl is a match up of the ACC and Big Ten – Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:00 pm.
Source: Champs Sports
Gillette EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming tournament on Xbox 360
Gamers from around the globe are expected to enter this year’s tournament with the ultimate chance to take on some of the world’s greatest sports superstars
Gillette [PG] and EA SPORTS(TM), a label of Electronic Arts Inc., announced the Second Annual “Gillette – EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Tournament on Xbox 360,” the world’s largest multi-sport online gaming competition that pits gamers from around the globe against each other, and ultimately for the winners, against some of the biggest names in the world of sports, including Gillette Champion Tiger Woods.
The Tournament, which attracted more than 350,000 gamers last year, begins on November 18, 2009 and runs through February 14, 2010. Gamers will be able to compete against other gamers on Xbox LIVE, the world’s premier online gaming and entertainment service, within their geographical region on several EA SPORTS titles including – Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10, EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA Soccer 10, Madden NFL 10, NHL® 10 and Fight Night Round 4. Winners on each title will have the chance to be crowned a Gillette – EA SPORTS Champion of Gaming at the Final Event in March 2010. At the Tournament Finals, Gillette Champion Tiger Woods, as well as other sports superstars*, are scheduled to take on one of the five Gillette – EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming participants in an EA SPORTS title — with the winner claiming ultimate bragging rights.
“Last year, our match came down to the final shot. I’ve been practicing and I am ready to take another crack at this year’s best player,” said Tiger Woods.
The Champions of Gaming Tournament is a global skill-based tournament in which participants compete against other players on the online Xbox LIVE gaming platform to determine winners. The global tournament will consist of one (1) nine (9) part qualification round and one (1) knockout round in three regions — North America; Europe and Asia-Pacific. The regional champions of each title will then face-off against each other and compete for the opportunity to play against the sports superstars at the global final event.
“We’re excited to once again provide gamers from around the world the opportunity to face off on some of our most popular EA SPORTS games through the Champions of Gaming Tournament on Xbox LIVE,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “What continues to make this tournament truly stand out from other gaming tournaments is the extraordinary chance to compete face-to-face against Tiger Woods and other sports superstars.”
“Last year, we created the world’s largest multi-sport gaming tournament and this year, we are looking to make it even bigger,” said Peter Clay, Vice President, Gillette Grooming. “We expect even more participants as the gamers play for the ultimate prize – a one-on-one match against some of the top names in sports.”
To compete in the Gillette – EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Tournament, gamers must have the following:
– a valid e-mail address
– access to a Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system
– the EA SPORTS video game in which the player is competing (see titles above)
– a valid EA SPORTS account in good standing
– a valid Xbox LIVE Gold Member account
– a valid Windows Live ID with their Xbox LIVE Gamertag linked
All players must be in good standing on xbox.com and the Xbox LIVE online service. To obtain an Xbox LIVE account, Windows Live ID or Xbox LIVE Gamertag, access www.xbox.com and follow the applicable instructions. To obtain an EA Account, access www.ea.com and follow the applicable instructions.
For complete details on how to enter and full tournament rules visit www.easports.com/gillette or www.gillette.com/easports2010.
Source: Gillette
Fox Sports En Espanol announces exclusive spanish-language programming for the 2009 World Series
with Pre- & Postgame Analysis by Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen
For the ninth consecutive year, Fox Sports en Espanol is offering live Spanish-language coverage of the MLB postseason. Tune-in to Fox Sports en Espanol for the 2009 World Series, where the defending World Champions Philadelphia Phillies, take on the American League champions, New York Yankees starting on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:30pm ET.
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen joins Fox Sports en Espanol as a pregame and postgame analyst, providing exclusive Spanish language analysis and content, for the network’s coverage of the 2009 Fall Classic.
Guillen’s engaging personality, honesty and candor have made him a popular media figure both in Chicago and nationally. His previous MLB television experience was as an analyst for the Hispanic television broadcast of the 1992 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego.
A complete schedule of Fox Sports en Espanol’s MLB telecasts is available at www.foxsportsla.com.
Following his 16-year playing career that stretched from 1985 through 2000, Guillen served as a coach for the Montreal Expos (2001-2002) and third-base coach for the Florida Marlins in 2003, where he won his first World Series ring. He was named the 37th manager in Chicago White Sox history on November 3, 2003; and in 2005, guided the team to their first American League Pennant since 1959, and their first World Series title in 88 years with a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. He is the first Latin-born manager in the history of the game to have won a World Series. Guillen is also the only manager in White Sox history to guide the team to more than one division/league title and was named the 2005 American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guillen managed the 2006 AL All-Star team to a 3-2 victory and has an overall career managerial record of 512-461.
World Series Programming
10/28 Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees Gm 1 7:30pm ET
10/29 Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees Gm 2 7:30pm ET
10/31 New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies Gm 3 7:30pm ET
11/1 New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies Gm 4 8:00pm ET
11/2 New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Phillies Gm 5* 7:30pm ET
11/4 Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees Gm 6* 7:30pm ET
11/5 Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees Gm 7* 7:30pm ET
*Games 5-7 are only if necessary games.
Source: Fox Sports en Espanol
They Are the Champions, Concrete Canoe Champions, That Is
University of California, Berkeley Wins National Concrete Canoe Competition
Despite the clouds, thunder and occasional lightning, the event being held yesterday at Tuscaloosa’s Lake Nicol looked like an ordinary canoe race. The canoes these competitors were racing were far from ordinary, though; in fact, the competitors themselves were anything but typical. They were civil engineering students from across the United States and Canada, and the canoes they were racing are made of concrete.
With equal parts technical skill, creativity and determination, the University of California, Berkeley captured the ‘America’s Cup of Civil Engineering’ yesterday at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 22nd Annual National Concrete Canoe Competition. Their first championship since 1992, Berkeley’s 230 pound, 20-foot-long canoe, the Bear Area, defeated entries from 21 other top engineering schools.
“Over the past three days, these outstanding civil engineering students have shown that technical skills combined with an innate sense of creativity can turn a seemingly impossible task into a reality,” said ASCE president D. Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE. “With the innovative thinking we saw during the competition in Alabama, I can’t wait to see what’s to come from these students in the future as they begin their professional careers.”
Berkeley’s closest competitors were second place Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS) with the 190 pound, 20-foot-long Vintage, and the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, which finished a close third with the 246 pound, 20-foot-long canoe, also called the Vintage. For their top finishes, the Berkeley, ETS and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo earned $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500 in scholarship money, respectively.
The 2009 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition teams in order of final rank are:
1. University of California, Berkeley
2. Ecole de technologie superieure
3. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
4. University of Florida
5. University of Nevada, Reno
6. New Mexico State University
7. Universite Laval
8. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
9. University of Alabama in Huntsville
10. University of Cincinnati
11. University of Wisconsin – Platteville
12. Clemson University
13. Ohio Northern University
14. Polytechnic Institute of New York University
15. University of Evansville
16. University of Washington
17. Fairmont State University
18. Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
19. University of Texas at Tyler
20. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
21. University of Memphis
22. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
The races counted for only 25 percent of the teams’ overall score. The remaining 75 percent was based on a technical design paper; a formal oral presentation; and the end product–the final racing canoe and project display, which were scored on aesthetics and visual presentation. Special awards were given to two teams.
The event, organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers and hosted by the University of Alabama, was made possible by the support of the American Concrete Institute; Baker Concrete Construction; World of Concrete; and Holcim (US) Inc.
The National Concrete Canoe Competition is organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers and is funded by the generous support of the American Concrete Institute; Baker Concrete Construction; World of Concrete; and Holcim (US) Inc. This year’s event is hosted by the University of Alabama.
Source: American Society of Civil Engineers
Longhorn Fans Crowned Champions of Tostitos Race to the Bowl Winning $200,000 Scholarship
Die-hard University of Texas and Ohio State University football fans complete five-day, cross-country race to Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in ultimate demonstration of school spirit
The Tostitos brand today crowned six die-hard University of Texas fans champions of this year’s Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” competition and awarded them $200,000 for their school’s general scholarship fund during the national broadcast of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Starting on New Year’s Eve in New York City, a team of fans from Ohio State University and the University of Texas embarked on a cross-country dash to Glendale, Ariz. – home of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – with stops along the way in Columbus, Ohio, Austin, Texas and Las Vegas where they competed in a variety of challenges to test their school pride and spirit. The winning team was announced, along with a highlights presentation of the entire journey, during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl halftime show, which was televised nationally on FOX Sports.
As a long-time supporter of college football and the Fiesta Bowl, the Tostitos brand created its “Race to the Bowl” as a tribute to the ultimate true-blue college football fans and the friendships that can be fostered over the mutual devotion to their team. Tostitos recognizes the truly devoted fans as college football’s unsung heroes and rewarded the most devoted Buckeye and Longhorn fans with the trip of a lifetime with their friends to the 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the chance to give back to their school with a scholarship contribution.
Emotions ran high as the winners were announced before the enthusiastic crowd at the University of Phoenix Stadium, and were presented with a surprise, final challenge – correctly answer one trivia question testing the team’s knowledge about past Fiesta Bowl appearances by the Longhorn football team for the chance to double the prize for their school’s scholarship fund. Following a quick team deliberation, the team of true-blue fans provided the correct answer, winning the ultimate prize of $200,000 for the University of Texas general scholarship fund.
“The Tostitos brand congratulates the winning team of University of Texas fans and we are thrilled to present them with a $200,000 scholarship for their university,” said Ann Mukherjee, group vice president, marketing, Frito-Lay North America. “What an amazing journey this has been for these groups of friends, and it has been great to see the passion and school pride from both teams. We have always seen college football as a unique opportunity that brings friends together to share fun, memorable experiences and we hope both teams of true-blue fans will remember their ‘Race to the Bowl’ as one of their highlights of 2009. We congratulate both teams on a job well done.”
The Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” put six die-hard Ohio State University fans head-to-head against six ultimate University of Texas fans in a race across America to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and a chance to win $100,000 for their school’s general scholarship fund. The race kicked off on New Year’s Eve day in New York City where teams faced-off for their first challenge – a football passing drill against the backdrop of the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and then performing their school’s fight songs to earn “tips” from the public. The teams then traveled to their respective college towns for a test of hometown school spirit that had teams recruiting local fans to have their faces painted in school colors as the truest demonstration of school pride. Next, the teams competed in a football scoring competition at Planet Hollywood on The Strip in Las Vegas and then raced to Glendale, Ariz., where they completed a football training camp-style obstacle course before crossing the finish line inside the University of Phoenix Stadium.
“This entire experience has been nothing short of amazing. After hearing about the ‘Race to the Bowl,’ I knew we had to compete as we’re the loudest, most die-hard group of Longhorn fans. We definitely proved it this week,” said Dani Peebles, captain of the team of University of Texas fans. “We’re so thankful to Tostitos for not only giving us the opportunity of lifetime, but also allowing us to give back to our school. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to cheer on the Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl.
The winning team members and their home towns include:
- Tiffany Fogarty, Austin, TX
- Shawn Fogarty, Austin, TX
- Scott Hauptmann, Kyle, TX
- Jeffrey Judkins, Austin, TX
- Megan Luther, Austin, TX
- Dani Peebles, Austin, TX
In addition to the $200,000 scholarship presented to the University of Texas, the Tostitos brand also will award a $50,000 scholarship to Ohio State University on behalf of its team of die-hard fans that competed in the Tostitos “Race to the Bowl.”
Between November 26 and December 14, 2008 the Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” received more than 1,000 entries from true-blue college football fans who boasted their unwavering school pride and spirit. Entries were submitted through the official Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” Facebook page and the competing teams were determined by a panel of Tostitos judges.
Fans can view recaps of the race by visiting the official Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/TostitosRaceToTheBowl.
Source: Frito-Lay North America