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