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BB&T plays to win in Atlanta

BB&T is all in with the BB&T Atlanta Open, the recently completed ATP World Tour event at Atlantic Station. From left: Josh Ripple, GF Sports; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; tennis players Nick Kyrgios and John Isner; Donta’ Wilson, BB&T; and Eddie Gonzalez, BB&T Atlanta Open tournament director.
Photo by: RON ANGLE / BB&T ATLANTA OPEN
Earl The Pearl honored

At the joint convention of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, held Aug. 3-7 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Earl “The Pearl” Monroe was honored with a 2016 NABJ Sports Task Force Sam Lacy Pioneer Award. From left: Garry Howard, director of corporate initiatives at American City Business Journals and past president of the NABJ Sports Task Force; Monroe; Marc Spears, senior NBA writer for The Undefeated at ESPN and president of the NABJ Sports Task Force; and Greg Lee, editorial director at NBA.com and past president of NABJ and the NABJ Sports Task Force.
Photo by: JASON MICCOLO JOHNSON
Pumped up

At the 16th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Gala on Aug. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue is joined by Dana Pump (left) and David Pump, co-founders and CEOs at the foundation. The event honored basketball hall of famer Elgin Baylor, football hall of famer Eric Dickerson, baseball hall of famer Dave Winfield and Jerry Haffey Sr., CEO and founder of Ambrosia Treatment Center.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Trophy talk in Cleveland

At the 11th in the Minds Behind the Game meeting, a group of sports and technology thought leadership events, on Aug. 10 in at JumpStart Inc. in Cleveland: Chat Sports CEO and founder and event moderator James Yoder; Suzi Alvarez, Chat Sports director of brand marketing; and Len Komoroski, Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena CEO.
Photo by: CHAT SPORTS
Academy at Yogi Berra Museum

At the Sports Business Academy Aug. 8-10 at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, N.J.: Dave Kaplan, Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center executive director; Mark French, serial entrepreneur and The Players’ Tribune adviser; Brian Dailey, Showtime Sports vice president; Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils CEO Scott O’Neil; and Lunar Sports Group President Pat Capra.
Photo by: MALKA MEDIA GROUP
Hard Rock Dolphins

Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen (left) and Miami Dolphins President and CEO Tom Garfinkel announce the new naming-rights deal for Hard Rock Stadium last Wednesday.
Photo by: MIAMI DOLPHINS
IOC’s Bach visits LA 2024 presentation

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach watches a presentation by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA 2024 Chairman Casey Wasserman at the USA House on Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES

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