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Golf goes to Washington

The eighth annual National Golf Day took place April 15 in Washington, D.C. The Presidents Cup captains Nick Price (International) and Jay Haas (U.S.) are in the front with Steve Mona, CEO of World Golf Foundation, and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. Additional participating organizations included the Club Managers Association of America, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, LPGA, National Golf Course Owners Association, PGA of America, U.S. Golf Association, U.S. Golf Manufacturers Council and others.
Photo by: STAN BADZ / PGA TOUR
Patriotic

President Barack Obama walks with head coach Bill Belichick (right) and owner Robert Kraft during an event to honor the New England Patriots at the White House on April 23. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 33-27 in Super Bowl XLIX.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Bricks and Ivy Ball

Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts welcomed guests to the fifth annual Bricks and Ivy Ball benefiting Cubs Charities on April 8 at Union Station.
Photo by: STEVE GREEN / CHICAGO CUBS
Networking for a cause

Sports Business Week networking events were held in more than 35 cities across the globe last month with all proceeds benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research. At the flagship event in New York on April 14: Victus Advisors’ Brian Connolly; ESPN/The V Foundation’s Keith Goralski; KORE Software/TheBusinessofSports.com’s Russell Scibetti; TSBX Networks’ Joshua Duboff; and LeadDog Marketing’s Jess Kantarian.
Photo by: ZARIF TAUFIQ
And here’s your host

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks onstage during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19 in Arlington, Texas.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Wyndham, BB&T extend

A 10-year extension of title sponsor Wyndham Worldwide’s and local presenting sponsor BB&T’s sponsorship of the Wyndham Championship was announced April 21 in Greensboro, N.C.: Bobby Long, Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation; Stephen Holmes, Wyndham Worldwide; PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem; Steve Wiggs, BB&T; and the tournament’s Carolyn Walters and Mark Brazil.
Photo by: MATT BROWN
Allaster in residence at UMass

McCormack Department of Sport Management at Isenberg’s Spring Executive-in-Residence Stacey Allaster receives her award after delivering the McCormack Innovators Lecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Joining Allaster, chairman and CEO of the WTA, are sport management professors Lisa Masteralexis and Steve McKelvey, and IMG’s Todd McCormack.
Photo by: BBIMAGES
Blue Diamond Gala

The inaugural Los Angeles Blue Diamond Gala took place April 16 at Dodger Stadium. The LA Dodgers Foundation honored the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the Los Angeles Fund for Public Education and the LA84 Foundation: Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and Cookie Johnson; Kim and Mark Walter, Dodgers chairman and owner; and Terri and Eric Holoman, president of Magic Johnson Enterprises.
Photo by: JON SOOHOO / LOS ANGELES DODGERS
New unis for the Browns

At the Cleveland Browns’ Uniform Reveal on April 14 at the Cleveland Convention Center: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam; Jamil Northcutt, director of player engagement; and GM Ray Farmer.
Photo by: CLEVELAND BROWNS
Brown receives award

CBS Sports anchor James Brown (left) was the recipient of the 2015 Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award at the University of Maryland’s Shirley Povich Center of Sports Journalism Luncheon on April 2. With Brown are George Solomon (center), director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and former sports editor at The Washington Post, and Garry D. Howard, director of corporate initiatives at American City Business Journals and an advisory board member at the Shirley Povich Center.
Photo by: LISA HELFERT / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Launch party for ‘One More Step’

National Sports Forum executives joined Bonner Paddock at a book launching event at Oakley headquarters in Foothill Ranch, Calif. From left: Alby Abalos, Ryan Heidrich, Paddock, chairman and founder of OM Foundation and SVP of Young’s Market Co.; Ron Seaver and Dustin Ouellette. Paddock’s new book is “One More Step: My Story of Living with Cerebral Palsy, Climbing Kilimanjaro, and Surviving the Hardest Race on Earth.”
Photo by: CHRISTY SEAVER
Lott Impact Trophy luncheon

The 2015 Watch List Luncheon for the Lott Impact Trophy was April 17 at Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Calif.: Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt; hall of famer Ronnie Lott; Bob Yeatman, Mercedes-Benz USA; and the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s David Baker.
Photo by: ALLEN BRADLEY / LOTT IMPACT TROPHY
Ricoh Women’s British Open media day

At the 2015 Ricoh Women’s British Open media day on April 21 at Trump Turnberry, Scotland: Ross Hallett, IMG tournament director; player Amy Boulden; Ricoh Europe’s Bart Somsen; player Charley Hull; Eric Trump, EVP, Trump Organization; player Mel Reid; and Trish Wilson, Ladies Golf Union chairman. The major championship will take place July 30-Aug. 2.
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NFF presents Meyer with trophy

The National Football Foundation presented Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer with the MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy April 26 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. From left: College Football Hall of Fame President and CEO John Stephenson; NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell; Meyer; ESPN’s Brad Nessler and Chick-fil-A EVP Steve Robinson.
Photo by: JODI O’GARA
Meb and friends

The editors of Runner’s World magazine, along with Harvard Book Store, held a “Night with Meb” on April 17 at the Old South Church in Boston to discuss Meb Keflezighi’s new book, “Meb for Mortals.” Keflezighi participated in an expert panel from the running industry: David Willey, Runner’s World SVP and editor-in-chief; Amby Burfoot, Runner’s World editor-at-large and the 1968 Boston Marathon champion; Keflezighi, 2014 Boston Marathon champion; Scott Douglas, senior content editor, RunnersWorld.com and co-author of “Meb for Mortals;” and Mary Wittenberg, NYRR president and CEO and TCS New York City Marathon race director.
Photo by: MENG OUTZEN


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