Yahoo! Sports Presents A Day of Champions at Sports Museum of Los Angeles
Yahoo! Sports presents A Day of Champions, Sunday, November 6, 2011, at the Sports Museum of Los Angeles benefiting The Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program. The event honors WME’s Adam Venit and his wife, designer and philanthropist Trina Venit with the 2011 Children’s Choice Award. Craig Ross and Ross Levinsohn chair.
The unique, family-oriented sports themed day-long event includes open access to the largest private collection of sports memorabilia and collectibles in the world. Guests will meet and compete with some of the biggest names in professional, professional, Olympic and extreme sports including Matt Kemp (LA Dodgers), Eric Dickerson (NFL Hall of Famer), Matt Barnes (Lakers), Al-Farouq Amiru (LA Clippers), Dave Stewart (MLB, World Series MVP), Baron Davis (Cleveland Cavaliers), Spencer Haywood (former NY Knick), Casey Bond (ormer SF Giants), Cade McNown (former Chicago Bear), Carmelita Jeter (IAAF World Champion), Rick Thorne (BMX Superstar), Josh Hansen (Supercross Pro), Ashley Force Hood (NHRA Funny Car driver), Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg (Freestyle Motocross 10-time X Games medalist), Ronnie Faisst (Freestyle Motocross 2011 X Games Gold medalist) and celebrity appearances by Russell Brand, Billy Bob Thorton, Jon Cryer, James Marsden, Chad Michael Murray, Milo Ventimiglia, Oliver Hudson, Robert Knepper and more. Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
Los Angeles Dodgers File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
- Chapter 11 to provide Dodgers with process to address its immediate financing requirements and obtain the capital necessary to ensure the Club’s long term financial stability
- Action is precipitated by Commissioner Selig’s interference with Club operations and refusal to approve multibillion dollar media rights transaction
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in order to protect the franchise financially and provide a path that will enable the Club to consummate a media transaction and capitalize the team. Dodger owner Frank McCourt cited Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s refusal to approve the Fox transaction as the cause for the Chapter 11 filing.
“The Dodgers have delivered time and again since I became owner, and that’s been good for baseball,” McCourt said. “We turned the team around financially after years of annual losses before I purchased the team. We invested $150 million in the stadium. We’ve had excellent on-field performance, including playoff appearances four times in seven years. And we brought the Commissioner a media rights deal that would have solved the cash flow challenge I presented to him a year ago, when his leadership team called us a ‘model franchise.’ Yet he’s turned his back on the Dodgers, treated us differently, and forced us to the point we find ourselves in today. I simply cannot allow the Commissioner to knowingly and intentionally be in a position to expose the Dodgers to financial risk any longer. It is my hope that the Chapter 11 process will create a fair and constructive environment to get done what we couldn’t achieve with the Commissioner directly.” Read more
Honda LA Marathon Announces $4 Million Charity Challenge
Edward Norton, Crowdrise join effort to push race-related fundraising to new heights; Runners utilize social networking platform to raise money for charity
Marathon officials today unveiled an aggressive charity fundraising campaign designed to raise $4 million in connection with the March 20, 2011 Honda LA Marathon Presented by K-Swiss. Through a new partnership with Crowdrise, an innovative fundraising website launched in 2010, the Marathon is making it easier than ever for runners to support the charity of their choice as part of the largest fundraising effort in the Marathon’s 26-year history.
“Crowdrise is all about giving people the right tools to raise money for their favorite cause in a new, fun and compelling way,” said actor and activist Edward Norton, who founded the online platform. ”The Honda LA Marathon is an event that truly connects the entire city, and it has the potential to be an incredible fundraising force as well. We are thrilled to be on board this year to help unite the entire LA Marathon running community.”
The $4 million fundraising target would double charitable totals from the 2010 race – which was already the largest in the race’s first 25 years. The expanded charity program is in line with the vision of Marathon Owner Frank McCourt, who directed Marathon staff to make the charitable component of the race a much higher priority.
“The marathon is not only a great running event, it is a civic asset for all of Los Angeles, and an opportunity to do a lot of good for our community,” McCourt said. ”This partnership moves us one step closer to the day when every participant will raise funds for the charity of their choice.” Read more
2011 Honda LA Marathon Preview: Charity Runners to Take to LA’s Streets on Wednesday
LA Marathon Official Charity teams will run Stadium to the Sea route to kick off $4 million fundraising campaign
What if you could harness the transformational power of sport not only to change your life, but to change the life of someone far less fortunate? That’s the shared objective of the 65 Official Charities of the Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss, and that’s the reason why so many of them will be running the Marathon’s Stadium to the Sea route on Wednesday, September 22.
In an effort to kick-off fundraising for the 2011 race, runners representing a wide variety of non-profit organizations will run the Stadium to the Sea route. They will start their journey at 7:00 AM at Dodger Stadium and run the full 26.2 miles of the course, finishing just before the Santa Monica Pier at the finish line of the 2011 race.
Race organizers have set an aggressive goal of helping charities to raise more than $4 million in contributions around the 2011 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss. “Perhaps nothing exemplifies our mission statement of ‘inspiring athletes and connecting communities’ more than our Official Charities Program,” said Ginger Williams, Director of Community Relations for LA MARATHON LLC. “Wednesday’s run is all about letting Los Angelenos know that they can make their miles count for so much more on race day.” Read more
Lingerie Football League season finale set to take place at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVALRY WILL FEATURE SAN DIEGO SEDUCTION VS. LOS ANGELES TEMPTATION
A different kind of “Friday Night Lights” will take center stage this Friday at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as Lingerie Football League (or “LFL”) and Los Angeles Temptation officials announced today the LFL’s season finale will be played at the famed football stadium. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has been home to the first-ever Super Bowl, Olympics, Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and now Los Angeles’ newest pro football team, the Los Angeles Temptation. The LFL season finale will include a Southern California rivalry game with Playoff implications as the San Diego Seduction visit the Los Angeles Temptation. The Temptation will need a win for an opportunity to advance to Miami, Florida next week for the LFL Conference Playoffs and possibly Lingerie Bowl VII set to air Super Bowl Sunday opposite Super Bowl XLIV halftime’s show.
The inaugural season of the LFL has been incredibly successful with nearly 30% higher than projected attendance, record TV ratings, record internet traffic and 2010 expansion markets. The LFL features 10 franchise teams which include the Seattle Mist, Los Angeles Temptation, San Diego Seduction, Dallas Desire, Denver Dream, Chicago Bliss, New York Majesty, Philadelphia Passion, Tampa Breeze and Miami Caliente. LFL games include 7-on-7 full-contact tackle football played by some of America’s most beautiful and athletic women.
The Chicago Bliss and Miami Caliente of the Eastern Conference have already secured Playoff berths as has the Dallas Desire in the Western Conference. The final seed in the Western Conference has come down between the Seattle Mist and the Los Angeles Temptation.
Source: Lingerie Football League, LLC