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CBS Sports rings the bell at NYSE

CBS Sports rang the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate its first season broadcasting “Thursday Night Football,” which kicked off Sept. 11. From left: James Brown, Harold Bryant, Sean McManus and David Berson of CBS Sports; Tom Farley of NYSE; and Bill Cowher of CBS Sports.
Photo by: BEN HIDER / NYSE

Opening with a Kabam at Berkeley

At Kabam Field’s first game Sept. 6 at California Memorial Stadium (from left): University of California, Berkeley’s Bob Lalanne, Solly Fulp and Michael Williams; Kabam’s Kevin Chou, Holly Liu and Chris Carvalho; and Jeff Marks and Jesse Ryback of Premier Partnerships, which brokered the naming-rights deal.
Photo by: NATHAN PHILLIPS / GOLDEN BEAR SPORTS

Enjoying the Tundra

Good Karma Brands played host to events for the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Jets at its Tundra Trio tailgate experience in Green Bay (from left): The Jets’ Woody Johnson, Good Karma’s Craig Karmazin and the Bucks’ Wes Edens.
Photo by: GOOD KARMA BRANDS

Hanging out at Frog Alley

In Frog Alley before Sept. 13’s TCU-Minnesota football game at Amon G. Carter Stadium (from left): TCU IMG Sports Marketing’s Jay Fields, IMG College’s Ben Sutton and TCU’s Scott Kull.
Photo: COURTESY OF IMG

Tour honors International’s Vickers

Castle Pines Golf Club founder Jack Vickers, longtime host of The International tournament on the PGA Tour, receives the tour’s Lifetime Achievement Award from Commissioner Tim Finchem. The ceremony was Sept. 4 at Denver Country Club.
Photo by: PGA TOUR

Four for the “Forgotten Four” premiere

Epix CEO Mark Greenberg, producer Wes Smith, producer Ross Greenburg and former NFL quarterback and creative consultant Donovan McNabb attend the premiere of “Forgotten Four” at UCLA. The event was Sept. 9, and the documentary, about breaking the color barrier in professional football, is scheduled to debut on Epix on Tuesday.
Photo by: EPIX

Students welcome NHL players, deal

The NHL and NHLPA on Sept. 10 officially announced a new partnership with EverFi to launch the Future Goals digital education program, using hockey to teach STEM skills.
Photo by: EVERFI

Inspiring honorees

At the WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon on Sept. 5 in New York City (from left): Honorees Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Spurs and Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code, WNBA President Laurel Richie, and political strategist Donna Brazile and hall-of-fame coach Lin Dunn, both honorees.
Photo by: STEVEN FREEMAN

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