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WTT’s Salute to Strong Women

At the New York Empire Salute to Strong Women event Aug. 11 at West Side Tennis Club: Jennifer Johnson of Franklin Templeton Investments, former New York Liberty star Kym Hampton, fencing silver medalist Erinn Smart, Mylan World TeamTennis’ Ilana Kloss and Billie Jean King, figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes, Aleia Naylor of the Women’s Sports Foundation and Meridith Maskara of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
Photo by: WORLD TEAMTENNIS
Ready for a show

Before a sold-out Barbra Streisand show at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 20: Comcast Spectacor’s Michael Sulkes and John Page and Live Nation Global Touring’s Gerry Barad and Tres Thomas.
Photo by: COMCAST SPECTACOR
Commish at the Coliseum

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and ESPN’s Chris Berman chat Aug. 13 before the Dallas Cowboys played the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Kraft attends fundraiser

The Kraft Group founder, Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft; Apollo Theater President and CEO Jonelle Procope; and businessman and philanthropist Ronald Perelman attend Apollo in the Hamptons at The Creeks on Aug. 20 in East Hampton, N.Y.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Frances in the Hamptons

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and wife Amy attend the Hamptons Paddle and Party For Pink on Aug. 6 in Bridgehampton, N.Y.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
MiLB launches FIELD program

Minor League Baseball staff with members of the first Fostering Inclusion through Education and Leadership Development program class, held this month at Minor League Baseball headquarters in St. Petersburg, Fla. The FIELD program, formed under MiLB’s Diversity Initiative created by President and CEO Pat O’Conner, is designed to engage minority students and provide an opportunity to interact with baseball industry executives.
Photo by: CHUCK BOYD
Hot for hoops

Actor Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves watch the men’s basketball game between Australia and the U.S. at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio on Aug. 10.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Howdy, Naber

The LA84 Foundation hosted an event Aug. 5 celebrating the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games. John Naber, who won four gold medals and one silver swimming for the U.S. in the 1976 Montreal Games, is shown with his daughter, Christina Naber Snider.
Photo by: JILL WEISLEDER / LA84
Sporting pair

Olympics gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci and Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone attend the Rio opening ceremony at Maracanã Stadium on Aug. 5.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Medal heads

Mike Eruzione, Dave Christian, Neal Broten and Mike Ramsey, all members of the gold-medal-winning 1980 U.S. hockey team, appeared at “Relive the Miracle” with the Rochester Red Wings and Potentia Athletic Partners at an Aug. 19 Red Wings game. Christian is shown with Cathy Turner, a short-track speed skating gold medalist in 1992 and 1994.
Photo by: POTENTIA ATHLETIC PARTNERS
Auto boss in the house

Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn enjoys the track and field competition Aug. 16 at Olympic Stadium in Rio.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
Babashoff signs

The LA84 Foundation had a book signing Aug. 18 with former U.S. Olympic swimmer Shirley Babashoff, author of “Making Waves: My Journey to Winning Olympic Gold and Defeating the East German Doping Program.” Signing with her is co-author Chris Epting.
Photo by: JACOB FREEDMAN / LA84


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