Mark Wiedmer Mark Wiedmer Photo by Staff File Photo/Times Free Press The supposed highlight of the evening was still close to an hour away. At 8 this past Friday at the John A. Patton Recreation Center in Lookout Valley, Tim Tebow would appear on a giant screen and make this announcment to close to 150 special-needs folks who had just received crowns and tiaras for his foundation's "Night to Shine" prom: "I now crown you queen and king." At that moment, at both this local prom and at similar events at 536 other sites throughout the world, life would become a wee bit warmer and sweeter and more special for some pretty wonderful folks who need to be told now and then how sweet and special they really are. But at 7, that was still an hour away, even if the rec center was already full of the event's special guests, as well as more than 175 volunteers, many of whom would be these queens' and kings' "buddies" for the night, including 99 student-athletes, coaches and administrators … [Read more...] about Wiedmer: UTC makes Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine more special than ever
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Tim Tebow’s 2019 ‘Night to Shine’ Prom in Photos/Video
More than 100,000 children and adults with special needs around the world dressed to the nines to attend prom Friday evening as part of the Tim Tebow Foundation-sponsored “Night to Shine” event. Nearly 700 host churches and 200,000 volunteers around the world gave the special needs community the red carpet treatment Friday evening as part of “Night to Shine,” which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2019. Last year’s event honored 90,000 people with special needs.The annual event honors members of the special needs community ages 14 and older, showing them that they are worthy of God’s love. “Night to Shine is a night where people get to understand their worth…that God loves them and that God has an amazing plan for their life,” Tebow, a New York Mets minor league baseball player and former NFL quarterback, said. “It’s incredible to see people from all corners of the world coming together through Night to Shine to … [Read more...] about Tim Tebow’s 2019 ‘Night to Shine’ Prom in Photos/Video
Tim Tebow And Friends Ready to Shine Once Again
Things are going pretty well for Tim Tebow. Not only has the former NFL quarterback/turned baseball player been invited to the New York Mets Major League spring training, but the Florida Gators great is also engaged to be married. Tebow, who has been steadily climbing his way up the Mets Minor League ladder since signing with the Amazins three seasons ago, proposed to his steady, 2017 Miss Universe winner Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters earlier this month. Just like the Mets, Nel-Peters said ‘yes’.Luke 6:38 reads “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Tim Tebow is living these words. He’s arguably the best college football player of all-time, a Heisman Trophy winner, a professional baseball player, and a soon-to-be husband. Tebow has been blessed with a lot. He has also given so much. Perhaps nothing reveals … [Read more...] about Tim Tebow And Friends Ready to Shine Once Again
WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Breakthrough moment for Andrade, Becky Lynch shines
There was no standout angle on Tuesday's show, but it was solid from start to finish by Adam Silverstein @SilversteinAdam 2h ago • 7 min read WWE With less than two weeks to go until the 2019 Royal Rumble, WWE put out a solid week of main roster television that included a fun two hours of SmackDown Live on Tuesday night. While there were not nearly as many headlines from SmackDown as there were from Raw on Monday, the show nevertheless delivered.The two primary feuds were the first few segments on the show before neither being mentioned again over the final 90 minutes. Instead, WWE concentrated on some of its more minor storylines, injecting life into superstars like Samoa Joe, Andrade (more on that name later), Naomi, Mandy Rose and others. Keep reading on to see what went down Tuesday night on SmackDown, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast below for a full recap on the week in WWE on Wednesday.Big fan of WWE? Subscribe to our podcast … [Read more...] about WWE SmackDown results, recap, grades: Breakthrough moment for Andrade, Becky Lynch shines
NJPW G1 Climax 28 results, schedule, standings, participants, 2018 dates, watch online, live stream
Everything you need to know to follow New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax 28 event by Adam Silverstein @SilversteinAdam Aug 2, 2018 • 5 min read Each and every year in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the best heavyweight competitors get together for the premier tournament in the promotion. The annual G1 Climax is one of the most popular events in pro wrestling, and it's time once again to find out who the best of the best truly is as most of the field aims for a coveted IWGP heavyweight championship shot. The 20-man tournament spans a month and will produce the No. 1 contender to the IWGP heavyweight championship. And in what is being advertised as the most loaded field in history, G1 Climax 28 features many of the best wrestlers in the world, including current IWGP heavyweight champion Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito.The tournament consists of two blocks, each with 10 wrestlers who fight against one another in … [Read more...] about NJPW G1 Climax 28 results, schedule, standings, participants, 2018 dates, watch online, live stream