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Annual dinner benefits Buoniconti Fund

Attending the 29th annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on Sept. 29 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City (from left): Dr. Barth Green, Joe Sakic, Bill Simon, Bill Cowher, Hakeem Olajuwon, Nick Buoniconti, Calvin Hill, Lauryn Williams, Pedro Martinez, Grant Hill, Warren Sapp, Erik Compton and (center front) Marc Buoniconti.
Photo by: BRIAN BEDDER / GETTY IMAGES FOR THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS
Big day for Back9 in Hartford

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Back9Network’s Hartford, Conn., studios just before its launch (from left): Hartford Treasurer Adam Cloud, Back9 co-founder and CAO Reid Gorman, Hartford City Council President Shawn Wooden, and Back9 President and COO Carlos Silva and CEO Charles Cox.
Photo by: CHRISTINE PETIT / BACK9 NETWORK
The shield meets the Union Jack

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, president and CEO Tom Garfinkel and coach Joe Philbin talk at London’s Wembley Stadium after the Miami Dolphins beat the Oakland Raiders 38-14 as part of the NFL’s International Series.
Photo by: JON WILLEY / MIAMI DOLPHINS

Former NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol was the speaker at an NFL Fan Forum on Sept. 27. Also on hand to address fans were Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill and former players Andre Reed, Terrell Davis and Rod Woodson.
Photo by: DAVE SHOPLAND / NFL UK

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis signs a fan’s Raiders jersey during a stroll along London’s Regent Street at a fan event Sept. 27.
Photo by: SEAN RYAN / NFL
Tweet this jersey

The Golden State Warriors unveiled their slate alternate uniform at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on Sept. 28. From left: Twitter’s Adam Bain and the Warriors’ Harrison Barnes and Chip Bowers.
Photo by: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Web.com closers

Web.com CEO David Brown joined Web.com Tour leaders (from left) Adam Hadwin, Carlos Ortiz and Derek Fathauer for the Nasdaq closing bell Sept. 22.
Photo by: MARK VON HOLDEN / INVISION FOR WEB.COM / AP IMAGES
‘Survivor’s Remorse’ screening

Attending the Starz screening of “Survivor’s Remorse” at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 23 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (from left): Starz Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht and “Survivor’s Remorse” executive producers Tom Werner, a Red Sox co-owner, and Paul Wachter. LeBron James and Maverick Carter are also executive producers.
Photo by: MATT SAYLES / INVISION FOR STARZ ENTERTAINMENT / AP IMAGES
Adding one to 366

SAP’s Alycia De Avila, presents Rangers players Dominic Moore (left) and Carl Hagelin with a replica photo of the Rangers celebrating their Eastern Conference Championship last May. The image was added to MSG’s “Garden 366 presented by SAP” display.
Photo by: REBECCA TAYLOR / MSG PHOTOS

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