Monthly Archives: December 2009

There is no better praise than the kind that comes from a rival player, team or coach. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the youngest winner in the history of the United States Sports Academy’s Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award, receives plenty of praise from coaches all over the Southeastern Conference. “Football. Athleticism. Leadership. Charity work. His faith. [...]

Ghana native TAFA was named the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year for 2010. Painter TAFA has been named the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year for 2010. TAFA competed against seventy-five (75) other sport artists from around the world for the honor. [...]

Balloting continues to help select the United States Sports Academy’s 2009 Athletes of the Year. Have your say in who wins the worldwide ballot, presented by NBCSports.com and USATODAY.com. The Athlete of the Year ballot is the culmination of the Academy’s year-long Athlete of the Month program, which recognizes the accomplishments of men and women [...]

United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presents a Distinguished Service Award to Senior Games Track and Field standout “Phil” Raschker. Philippa “Phil” Raschker, a resident of Marietta, Ga., who has set more than 200 world and U.S. records in her age group for senior track and field, was the winner [...]

Aldo Luongo’s “Where the World Comes to Play” was part of a donation to the Academy from the Saunders Schultz family. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Schultz donated fifty (50) pieces of art to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) collection recently. Mr. Saunders Schultz is a site-specific sculptor from St. Louis. The family’s [...]

The final weekend of the 2009 college football regular season produced great games, near titanic upsets, and a national championship matchup between two historic powers. What it didn’t generate was a consensus Game of the Week from the United States Sports Academy’s Game of the Year Committee. Texas’ last-second, come-from-behind 13-12 victory over Nebraska, a [...]

Bernie Fuchs, selected as the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year in 1991, passed away recently at the age of 76. Fuchs was best known for his works in golf, auto racing and horse racing. He also painted portraits of five presidents and sports greats Arnold Palmer and Muhammad [...]

Painter Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki of Greece, the 2002 Sport Artist of the Year, made a donation of her works to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA). She donated a dozen giclees featuring Ferraris competing during Formula One competition. Papatheodorou-Valyraki is the official artist for Formula One.

The 2009 Women’s World Handball Championships are taking place through 20 December in China. This is the 19th year of the event. Russia is the defending champion.

Bay Bears hitting coach Turner Ward Mobile Bay Bears hitting coach Turner Ward is pursuing his bachelor’s degree at the United States Sports Academy. Ward, 44, is a native of Orlando, FL, and played in the major leagues from 1990 to 2001 with six different teams, mostly as an outfielder. He finished is career with [...]