Posts Tagged ‘ESPN’
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
If anyone knows how to celebrate with a purpose, itâs The 2 Live Stews. Theyâve joined forces with Crown Royal and 790 The Zone AM to host The 2 Live Stews Purple and Gold Affair Presented by Crown Royal. This exclusive soiree is a celebration of the official launch of the Stewart Education Foundation and all proceeds will benefit the organization. The Purple & Gold Affair will be held on Saturday, August 7 at Ventanas (275 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA) from 8 pm â 1 am. Tickets are $30, include food and cocktails, and can be purchased through Ticket Alternative by calling 1-877-725-8849 or online at www.ticketalternative.com. A few of the confirmed celebrity and ‘tastemaker’ guests include: platinum recording artist Yung Joc, R&B sensation J. Holiday, actress Terri J. Vaughn and actors Gary Owens and Chris Tavarez of Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns, model Toccara Jones of BET and America’s Next Top Model, Rashan Ali of V-103 FM, celebrity hair stylist Derek J, celebrity photographer Derek Blanks, DJ Trauma and DJ Tracee Steele of 95.5 The Beat and many more. (more…)
Tags: 790 the Zone, Atlanta, Crown Royal, Doug Stewart, ESPN, girl sports, Jersey Girl, Marcelle English, Ryan Stewart, sports, Stewart Education Foundation, The 2 Live Stews, The Purple and Gold Affair, women, women's sports, www.jerseygirlsports.com
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Well if youâve been living under a rock, I can honestly say that watching the free agency antics of LeBron James traveling from team to team is like a pimp looking for his next âemployeesâ has without a doubt been entertaining. Â
Before the free agency period started you had owners like Mark Cuban get slapped with a $100,000 fine for just talking about his desire to have LeBron play for his Dallas Mavericks.  Then you had players like Dwayne Wade (still of the Miami Heat) putting together a âfree agency summitâ with various top free agents coming together to discuss their plan of attack. Unfortunately those plans fizzled when players took a real hard look at what they could be possibly giving up when partnering with others on their same level if not higher; the mean greenâŠMONEY! (more…)
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Chris Rock, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwayne Wade, ESPN, free agency, girl sports, Ivanka Trump, Jay-Z, Jersey Girl, LA Clippers, LeBron, LeBron James, Marcelle English, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, sports, women, women's sports, www.jerseygirlsports.com
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The second and third rounds took place on Friday, April 23 starting at 6:00 p.m. EDT, while the final four rounds were held on Saturday, April 24, starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Coverage was provided by both NFL Network and ESPN. The St. Louis Rams, as the team with the worst record during the 2009 season, selected quarterback Sam Bradford with the first pick. Three of the top four picks were members of the Oklahoma Sooners football team, and five of the top six were from the Big 12 Conference. The prime time broadcast of the first round was watched by 7.29 million viewers making it the most viewed first round ever and making ESPN the second most watched network of the night. (more…)
Tags: 2010 NFL Draft, 75th Draft, Big 12 Conference, ESPN, girl sports, Jersey Girl, jersey girl. sports, Marcelle English, NFL, NFL Draft, NFL Network, Oklahoma Sooners, Radio City Music Hall, Sam Bradford, sports, St. Louis Rams, women, women's sports, www.jerseygirlsports.com
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