Dikembe Mutombo To Receive Sager Strong Award At NBA Awards

Dikembe Mutombo To Receive Sager Strong Award At NBA Awards May 24, 2018

Turner and the NBA today announced that Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo will be the recipient of this year’s Sager Strong Award at the NBA Awards on TNT, presented by Kia, to be held Monday, June 25, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET. More
Charles Barkley Inspires Students to Learn Importance of African-American History and Civic Engagement

Charles Barkley Inspires Students to Learn Importance of African-American History and Civic Engagement Mar 6, 2018

Hall of Fame basketball player, Emmy Award winning studio analyst, and author Charles Barkley, along with leading education technology provider EVERFI, Inc., today announced a partnership to power a new African-American history initiative for high school students throughout the states of Alabama and Mississippi. More
Harrison Ford Honored At Star-Studded Celebrity Fight Night

Harrison Ford Honored At Star-Studded Celebrity Fight Night Mar 20, 2017

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, stars and athletes from around the country gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night and to honor the life of the great Muhammad Ali. More
Justin Timberlake Joins American Century Championship Celebrity Golf

Justin Timberlake Joins American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Jun 11, 2015

Multi-talented actor and musical artist Justin Timberlake will join superstar athletes and entertainers for the first time this summer at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, July 14-19. More
DeSean Jackson Documentary Screening To Benefit Charity

DeSean Jackson Documentary Screening To Benefit Charity Jul 16, 2013

#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father’s Dream, the documentary by Jackson’s brother Byron Jackson and Hollywood Director Kern Konwiser will screen Wednesday, July 17 at the Horizon Casino & Resort, during the 24th American Century Celebrity Championship Tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. More
Stars Donate To Hillsides Foster Soles Auction

Stars Donate To Hillsides Foster Soles Auction May 31, 2013

Hillsides, a Los Angeles children’s charity, kicked off its fifth annual Foster Soles celebrity auction at Bar Celona restaurant in Pasadena on May 22. More
Stars To Help Kick Off Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles

Stars To Help Kick Off Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles Apr 2, 2013

Celebrities such as Elton John, Carson Daly, and the members of the rock band No Doubt will kick off the Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, accessories, and other personal items along with their signed headshots. More
Shaq O'Neal Honored By Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis

Shaq O'Neal Honored By Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis Aug 8, 2012

The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will host its 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria on Monday, September 24, 2012. More
Jordan and Friends Play for the Public

Jordan and Friends Play for the Public Jan 21, 2011

The formerly private Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational is now open to the public. More
Stars Play American Century Championship Golf For Charity

Stars Play American Century Championship Golf For Charity Jul 19, 2010

The 21st annual American Century Championship golf tournament took place over the weekend in Nevada, in honor of Lance Armstrong. More
Ray Romano And Don Cheadle To Play Charity Golf For LIVESTRONG

Ray Romano And Don Cheadle To Play Charity Golf For LIVESTRONG May 26, 2010

Ray Romano will join a host of celebrities at the annual American Century Championship charity golf tournament in July. More
Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More
Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa

Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa Jun 22, 2009

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, Mekhi Phifer, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker. More
Charles Barkley Swings For The First Tee

Charles Barkley Swings For The First Tee Feb 12, 2009

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley hit the greens for charity last week as he took part in the 4th Annual Barkley, Bean, Bryant & Friends Celebrity Skins Game on Friday February 6 at the YMCA Par 3 in Lakeland Florida. More
Stand Up To Cancer A Huge Success

Stand Up To Cancer A Huge Success Sep 8, 2008

A multitude of stars came out on Friday night as part of the Stand Up To Cancer television extravaganza to raise money for cancer research. More
Lance Armstrong Stands Up To Cancer Tonight

Lance Armstrong Stands Up To Cancer Tonight Sep 5, 2008

Don’t miss Stand Up To Cancer on ABC, CBS and NBC today, Friday, September 5, at 8 p.m. (EST). More
Back To School With A Little Help From Charles Barkley

Back To School With A Little Help From Charles Barkley Aug 19, 2008

Former NBA star “Sir” Charles Barkley recently picked up the tuition for a busboy at a restaurant in Philly. More
The Chips Are Up For Africa

The Chips Are Up For Africa Jul 8, 2008

The Second Annual ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker tournament was held on July 2nd in Las Vegas, and drew an impressive field of poker pro’s, celebrities and athletes – all of who helped make the event a success by raising over $400,000 for charity. More
Celebrities To Raise Stakes For Africa Again

Celebrities To Raise Stakes For Africa Again Jun 25, 2008

The 2008 ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Poker Tournament at the World Series of Poker will be held on July 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament is the brainchild of actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, who created the event to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More
Charles Barkley and Buddies Tee Off For Charity

Charles Barkley and Buddies Tee Off For Charity Jun 12, 2008

Legendary athlebrities from football, baseball, basketball and hockey, gathered under the hot desert sun on June 7 and 8 to raise money and awareness for several very worthwhile causes. The Pro Sports Team Challenge Golf Tournament at the Eagle Falls Golf Club at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino (near Palm Springs, California) settled the debate as to which sport has the best golfers, while competing for a total purse of $250,000 for chairty. More
Charles Barkley’s Pro Team Sports Challenge for Charity

Charles Barkley’s Pro Team Sports Challenge for Charity Apr 28, 2008

Four Teams, four captains, and four charities! On June 7-8th, in Palm Springs California, the Pro Team Sports Challenge will finally settle the debate as to which athletes are the best golfers. Led by Team Challenge Commissioner and NBA legend Charles Barkley, the two-day golf event will pit some of the best athletes from four sports – baseball, basketball, hockey, and football – against each other on the greens. The event will raise money for four different charities while introducing a cool new feature: fan interaction. More
NBA Star Charles Barkley Donates to Fire Victims

NBA Star Charles Barkley Donates to Fire Victims Apr 17, 2008

Last July, former NBA player Charles Barkley took a time out from the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament to check out the damage caused by a fire that swept through South Lake Tahoe. After seeing the fire’s devastation, Barkley donated $25,000 and also promised to send a generous donation to support the fire victims. And this week, as promised, the 11-Time NBA ALL Star sent the Community Disaster Resource Center (CDRC) for Angora fire victims a check for $100,000. More