Gathering ’round the ice for the NHL Winter Classic
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Constellation CEO Joe Nigro, Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Constellation CMO Bruce Stewart at the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park on Jan. 1.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz signs an autograph for a fan at the game.
Photo by: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
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Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner at the Winter Classic.
Photo by: WASHINGTON CAPITALS PHOTOGRAPHY
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Everything’s coming up Roses
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On the sideline at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1: Sean Hanrahan, ESPN SVP of marketing solutions; Steve Robinson, Chick-fil-A EVP and CMO, and wife Dianne; Burke Magnus, ESPN SVP of programming acquisitions, and daughter Quinn; Ed Erhardt, ESPN president of global customer marketing and sales; and Chick-fil-A’s Jon Bridges and wife Amy.
Photo by: SCOTT CLARKE / ESPN IMAGES
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Peach Bowl buddies
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At last month’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, where TCU took on Ole Miss: IMG College Chairman and President Ben Sutton, Chick-fil-A EVP and CMO Steve Robinson, TCU associate AD Scott Kull and IMG College VP Dan Barrett.
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NFF, Sugar Bowl team up
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The Allstate Sugar Bowl and the National Football Foundation played host to the NFF National Hall of Fame Salute. At a lunch before the event: Sugar Bowl President Dennis Waldron, NFF board member and Sugar Bowl Committee member Rod West, NFF Chairman and Sugar Bowl Committee member Archie Manning, and Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan.
Photo by: HILLARY JEFFRIES
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Genesco welcomes former President Bush
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Former President George W. Bush was the speaker at the Genesco Sports Enterprises annual year-end meeting Dec. 17 in Fort Worth, Texas. Genesco CEO John Tatum interviewed Bush, who then took questions and posed for photos with each employee.
Photo by: GRANT MILLER
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Hornets sign Waste Management
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The Charlotte Hornets recently announced a new partnership with Waste Management of Charlotte: Terry Bell, Waste Management sales manager; Fred Whitfield, Hornets president and chief operating officer; Marilyn Wells, Waste Management outside sales manager; and Chris Moran, Waste Management account manager.
Photo by: CHARLOTTE HORNETS
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Growing Garden 366 at MSG
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The Madison Square Garden Co. and SAP last month unveiled #Garden366, a 7-by-16-foot interactive digital display based on the arena’s Garden 366 presented by SAP exhibit: Chris Burton, group vice president, SAP Global Sponsorships; former Ranger Ron Duguay and former Knicks Larry Johnson and John Starks; and Ron Skotarczak, Madison Square Garden Co. EVP of marketing partnerships.
Photo by: KEVIN MCMAHON / MSG PHOTOS
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That’s the Spirit
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At the groundbreaking Jan. 6 for Spirit Communications Park in Columbia, S.C: John Katz, Savannah Sand Gnats president; Bob Keane, Spirit Communications president and CEO; Bob Hughes, president of Hughes Development; Mayor Steve Benjamin; and Jason Freier, chairman and CEO of Hardball Capital.
Photo by: COLUMBIA PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
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Locker room visitors
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Professor Andrew Zimbalist of Smith College in the Boston Celtics locker room at TD Garden on Jan. 2 with former Celtic Leon Powe, friend Rick Fantasia, wife Shelley and son Alex.
Photo by: COURTESY OF ANDREW ZIMBALIST
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Bodenheimer executive-in-residence at UMass
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George Bodenheimer (center), former ESPN president and executive chairman, gathers with sport management faculty from the McCormack Department of Sport Management in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst: Steve McKelvey, Lisa Masteralexis, Kristine Newhall, Janet Fink, Ryan Spalding and Glenn Wong. Bodenheimer served as executive-in-residence at the school recently.
Photo by: UMASS
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