Happening in Houston
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Officials from NCAA sponsor Hershey at the Final Four: Daytheon Jeffries, Doug Pendergist, Daren Russ, Jan Grinstead, Kristen Riggs, Cuppie the mascot, Ryan Riess, Anna Lingeris, Clark Boyer and David Palmer.
Photo by: REESE’S / HERSHEY CO.
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CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz talks with former President George H.W. Bush. In the foreground is Vice President Joe Biden, also on hand for the national semifinals at NRG Stadium on April 2.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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AFL coming to Washington
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At the welcome event for the yet-to-be-named Washington, D.C., Arena Football League team at Verizon Center on March 16: Tampa Bay Storm president and NFL hall of famer Derrick Brooks, Monumental Sports & Entertainment founder and majority owner Ted Leonsis, and L.A. Kiss owner Gene Simmons. The team is to begin play at Verizon Center in 2017.
Photo by: MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Caps on for MLB, New Era at NYSE
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Ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 4: MLB COO Tony Petitti, New Era Cap Co. EVP of North America Paul McAdam, New York Mets alumni John Franco and Bobby Ojeda, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, NYSE President Tom Farley, New York Yankees alumnus Willie Randolph and New Era CEO and President Christopher Koch.
Photo by: ALEX TRAUTWIG / MLB PHOTOS
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Warriors’ Welts honored
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Golden State Warriors President and COO Rick Welts receives the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award from University of San Francisco women’s basketball coach Jennifer Azzi. The presentation was made March 31 in San Francisco.
Photo by: WINE & JAM PHOTOGRAPHY
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Wolff, A’s play host to players and partners
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The Oakland A’s hosted a spring training party for members of the team’s ownership group, players and corporate partners on March 19 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix: A’s President Michael Crowley, Kelly Moore Paints President Steve DeVoe, A’s ambassador Rickey Henderson, A’s owner and managing partner Lew Wolff, AAA Senior Vice President Brian MacAdam and A’s catcher Stephen Vogt.
Photo by: OAKLAND ATHLETICS
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Mendoza on ‘GMA’
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ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza met players and coaches from Harlem Little League during an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on April 1.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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‘Voices from Title IX’ heard in Boston
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The Sports Museum and the Boston Globe hosted an event March 24 marking the debut of a new exhibit, “Teammates: Voices From Title IX,” sponsored by Iron Mountain Inc.: Daynia La-Force, University of Rhode Island; Amy Latimer, TD Garden; Richard Johnson, The Sports Museum; Ty Ondatje, Iron Mountain; Lesley Visser, CBS Sports; Jackie MacMullan, ESPN; IOC member Angela Ruggerio; and Rusty Sullivan, The Sports Museum.
Photo by: STEVE BABINEAU / TD GARDEN
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Hunter-Reay, Indy in D.C.
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Verizon IndyCar Series driver Ryan Hunter-Reay met with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin while touring the U.S. Capitol on March 22 with the Borg-Warner Trophy, given to the winner of the Indianapolis 500. Hunter-Reay made the rounds as part of IndyCar’s marketing push around the 100th running of the 500 this May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Photo by: IMS PHOTOS
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