Cavaliers salute Owens
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At the Cleveland Cavaliers game Feb. 5, the Cavs honored Olympian and Cleveland native Jesse Owens as part of their Black Heritage Celebration presented by Hennessy: Campy Russell, Cavs legend and director of alumni relations; Stephan James, who portrays Owens in the movie “Race”; Marlene Owens Rankin, Owens’ daughter; and Manny Gonzalez, senior director of multicultural at Moët Hennessy USA.
Photo by: DAVID LIAM / NBAE / GETTY IMAGES
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Cup reunion in Raleigh
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Carolina Hurricanes principal owner/governor and CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. with the 2006 Stanley Cup and players from the Hurricanes’ 2006 team during their 10th anniversary Stanley Cup celebration before a game against the New York Islanders at PNC Arena on Feb. 13 in Raleigh.
Photo by: GREGG FORWERCK / CAROLINA HURRICANES
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Charter owners gather at Daytona
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series charter owners gathered for a portrait at Daytona International Speedway. Front row (from left): Richard Childress, Richard Childress Racing; Roger Penske, Team Penske; Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports; Brian France, Jim France and Lesa France Kennedy, NASCAR; Richard Petty, Richard Petty Motorsports; Joe Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing. Second row: Jack Roush and Steve Newmark, Roush Fenway Racing; Gary Crotty, NASCAR; Rob Kauffman, Chip Ganassi Racing; Brent Dewar and Mike Helton, NASCAR; Chip Ganassi, Chip Ganassi Racing; Gene Haas, Stewart-Haas Racing; Tommy Baldwin, Tommy Baldwin Racing. Third row: Brett Frood, Stewart-Haas Racing; Karen Leetzow, NASCAR; Walt Czarnecki, Team Penske; Steve Phelps, NASCAR; Marshall Carlson, Hendrick Motorsports; Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR; Barney Visser and Joe Garone, Furniture Row Racing; Susan Schandel, NASCAR. Fourth row: Joe Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing; Bob Jenkins, Front Row Motorsports; Torrey Galida, Richard Childress Racing; Gordon Smith, Circle Sport Racing; Tad Geschickter, JTG Daugherty Racing; Eric Nyquist, NASCAR; Ron Devine, BK Racing; Harry Scott Jr., HScott Motorsports; Andrew Murstein, Richard Petty Motorsports; Ryan Dubois and Wayne Press, BK Racing. Fifth row: Brad Daugherty, JTG Daugherty Racing; Steve Lauletta, Chip Ganassi Racing; Shirley Falk and Joe Falk, Circle Sport Racing; Bob Germain Jr. and Larry Rogers, Germain Racing; Archie St. Hilaire and Mason St. Hilaire, Go FAS Racing; Jay Robinson, Premium Motorsports; Dave Alpern, Joe Gibbs Racing.
Photo by: JARED TILTON / NASCAR VIA GETTY IMAGES
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No golfer left behind
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SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio hosts Debbie Doniger (left), Hank Haney (third from left) and Michael Breed (right) gathered for the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio Teachers Town Hall at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando with Octagon vice president Jeremy Aisenberg.
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Stance socks it to them
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Stance marked its second year as the official on-court sock for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game by hosting the second annual Stance and D. Wade Spades Tournament: Miami Heat guard and event host Dwyane Wade; Clarke Miyasaki, Stance EVP of business development and categories; Robin Paul, mother of Chris Paul; Chris Paul; Bay Frazier; Gabrielle Union; and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony.
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Red Sox’s Kennedy visits NCCU
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Boston Red Sox President Sam Kennedy with the North Carolina Central University baseball team after his Jan. 29 visit to Durham, N.C. Kennedy was keynote speaker of the NCCU First Pitch Dinner and Silent Auction, an annual fundraising event for the program.
Photo by: JUAN RICHARDSON
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