Tae Dawson was invited to play a charity basketball game for breast cancer research. The games were broken up into a tournament style with 3 on 3 styles of play. The winners got to choose the charity of their choice, Tae played as a guard, Despite previously being unable to play basketball for his height. He was draining threes from all over the court and throwing alley-oops to his teammates, The lockdown defense appears to have translated well to basketball as well. He appeared to be having a connection playing with a Swedish hockey player by the name of Casper Nilsson who attended the event as a fill-in for a teammate who could not attend the game. Sadly the team lost the last game to a buzzer-beater. The most important part of the entire story is the whopping 3 million dollars that were raised for a good cause and will help to one day save lives.
Saleem Spence took part in a charity doubles golf tournament, with proceeds going to the homeless orphans of various ISFL cities. Spence had gotten into golf in the offseason with various Sailfish teammates, as there is nothing better to do in Florida if you are a rich man. After getting down his handicap to acceptable levels, Spence was optimistic about hitting Pebble Beach like a pinata.
Unfortunately, it went comically wrong for Spence and his doubles partner, legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully. Spence hooked his drive on the 3rd hole into the forest, and his 3rd shot was hit into a tree trunk and bounced wildly into a thick patch of rough grass. Spence then airmailed his 1st shot on hole 7 into the beach behind the flag, and then his drive on hole 8 wound up in the ocean. Vin Scully, jokingly infuriated with Spence's play, proceeded to playfight with him as a tribute to Bob Barker, and Spence pretended to lay unconscious on the fairway, while Scully jabbed the air triumphantly. Player Agent of Wide Receiver Saleem Spence - Saleem Spence Player Profile: https://forums.sim-football.com/showthre...?tid=28380 Saleem Spence Update Thread: https://forums.sim-football.com/showthre...?tid=28552
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WPVI ACTION NEWS: Hometown DSFL WR, several others organize event for children
A Bondi Beach Buccaneers superstar born in Camden teamed up with several other sports players for a good cause - letting the kids play. Athletes for All was founded by Derrick Prince while at Penn State University to help kids in underprivileged areas discover the gift of sports and what they’re all about. With this in mind, Prince and several other athletes - WWE wrestler Sami Zayn, NHL forward and NJ resident Jack Hughes, MLB shortstop Francisco Lindor and NBA guard Jalen Suggs - got together to head to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a couple hundred miles away from Prince’s hometown of Camden. While there, the gang organized something akin to the Olympics - each athlete organized something akin to their respective sports. For the wide receiver, he taught kids how to not only catch, but juke and run. Prince: Y’know, I grew up in Camden, which y’all know isn’t really the safest city on Earth. If I can just know that these kids have someone to look up to, to know that they can make it with hard work, with enough effort? Man, I’d be the happiest person alive. A 3-on-three basketball game was held at the Prudential Center in Newark. He, Zayn and Suggs fought against Hughes, Lindor and a “surprise guest” - Philly’s own, Joel Embiid. Prince: Man, when Embiid came out? Broooo, I was freaking out. That guy’s a legend! But, I tried to hold my own - I played basketball for Woodrow Wilson way back when, y’know. Excelled as a power forward, he’s a power forward - yeah, we lost. It was fun, though! Tickets were, like, 25 a pop/50 for courtside, and the Rock sold out! All 20,000 seats! We raised, like almost half a million for Athletes for All that week! Prince has pledged a percentage of his earnings in year 1 of his contract to the charity. The week-long camp ended with a treat for the kids and adults in attendance - a pro wrestling match between Prince and Zayn. The one-night-only “Painmaker” won in 10 minutes. ———————
Teemo Swift was invited to a celebrity softball game being played at the Target Field in Minneapolis. While Teemo wasn’t from the area that event reached out to him as a first round pick from the DSFL draft and a named captain for the Grey Ducks. It was evident when he got there that he barely met the criteria for a celebrity. The celebrity game took place prior to a Minnesota Twins game. Fans were able to buy a ticket for the Twins game and gain access to the field for the celebrity game two hours before the first pitch. The game included famous actors, musicians, athletes, and local celebrities that all wanted to improve the city of Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Between donations from the celebrities and part of the ticket prices going towards foundations the weekend-long event was able to raise money for several charities based out of Minneapolis. Teemo Swift was grateful that he got to give back to the local community he was welcomed into and plans to attend every year he’s invited.
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Adam Schell got invited to play in the celebrity softball game to support head trauma research in professional athletes. You don't play in the middle of the field and rack up 1,000 tackles without getting a few bumps in the noggin along the way and Schell was excited to do what he could to help raise awareness for player safety. What Schell was not, however, was good at softball! He quickly learned that the power play was not his move as he popped up a fly ball to shallow centerfield on his first at bat, so he decided to go with speed the next time up, laying a bunt down the third base line. While this did get him onto first base, Schell got greedy thinking he was younger and faster than he was and was caught attempting to steal 2nd base. While the gameplay was not admirable, the cause and representation was and Schell said he would definitely attend if invited again...just that maybe he should throw out the ceremonial first pitch rather than be on a team...
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