Lining up for Lead Off for a Cure
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue attend Lead Off for a Cure, an evening to benefit Autism Speaks and the Gillen Brewer School in partnership with MLB, on May 9 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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16W’s experts sit down for SI special
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The Experts Network and Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated teamed for a live NFL draft preview show that streamed on SI digital platforms: 16W Marketing’s Frank Vuono and Steve Rosner (back) and The Experts Network, 16W Marketing talent Cris Collinsworth, Boomer Esiason, Howie Long and Phil Simms.
Photo by: SAMMY STEINLIGHT
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Invictus Games
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Prince Harry drops the puck with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) and Toronto Mayor John Tory. The Invictus Games come to Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre in September 2017.
Photo by: ALEX D’ADDESE PHOTOGRAPHY
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Coke and Copa
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The Copa America Centenario held a partner summit April 21 in New York. With the event’s new trophy are Coca-Cola’s Kara Keeley, Maureen Headrick, Kim Utlaut and Jose Torrens.
Photo by: SOCCER UNITED MARKETING
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Safe at Home with Joe Torre
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At the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation’s All Star Evening Gala at the Hotel Bel-Air last month: Tony La Russa, Dennis Eckersley, Kirk Gibson and Joe Torre. The foundation’s mission is to end the cycle of domestic violence through education.
Photo by: JON SOOHOO PHOTOGRAPHY
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Bush visits SMU class
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Former President George W. Bush, former owner of the Texas Rangers, stopped by a graduate sports management class at Southern Methodist University on May 3 to discuss his passion for sports and issues in pro sports in America.
Photo by: SMU SPORT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
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Bricks and Ivy Ball
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Chicago Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts welcomes guests at Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom for Cubs Charities’ sixth annual Bricks and Ivy Ball. The event April 28 raised more than $1.65 million to support Cubs Charities’ programs.
Photo by: CHICAGO CUBS
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EWGA marks 25
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The Executive Women’s Golf Association celebrated its 25th anniversary in Colonial Williamsburg, Va., in April: Speaker Suzy Whaley of the PGA of America, hall of famer and EWGA Leadership Award winner Nancy Lopez, EWGA founder Nancy Oliver, keynote speaker Dawn Hudson of the NFL and EWGA CEO Pam Swensen.
Photo by: EXECUTIVE WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION
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WNBA rings NYSE Closing Bell
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WNBA President Lisa Borders (center) led a group that included the New York Liberty’s Epiphanny Prince, the Connecticut Sun’s Morgan Tuck, COO Jay Parry and Renee Brown, chief of basketball operations and player relations, that visited the NYSE on May 6 to highlight the start of the 20th WNBA season May 14.
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Brittany Force a Crusader for a day
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Students and faculty from Belmont Abbey College’s motorsports management program recognize Monster Energy Top Fuel driver Brittany Force as a Crusader for the Day. The group, led by program Executive Director Pat Wood, toured the John Force Racing pit area and talked with JFR and Monster Energy representatives April 22 at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C.
Photo by: JOHN FORCE RACING
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