Medal power at espnW Summit
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Seven Olympic medalists showed off their “power moves” at the espnW Summit in Dana Point, Calif., earlier this month: Helen Maroulis, wrestling; Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson, water polo; Kayla Harrison, judo; Maya Dirado, swimming; Dalilah Muhammad, track and field; and April Ross, beach volleyball.
Photo by: ROBBY KLEIN / ESPN
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Ackerman honored at Women in Sports Gala
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Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman was honored Oct. 19 with the Billie Jean King Contribution Award at the 37th annual Salute to Women in Sports Gala in New York City. From left: Gary Stevenson, managing director of MLS Business Ventures; Russ Granik, Galatioto Sports Partners vice chairman; NBA Commissioner emeritus David Stern; Ackerman; Women’s Sports Foundation founder Billie Jean King; and Rick Welts, president and COO of the Golden State Warriors.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES FOR THE WOMEN IN SPORTS FOUNDATION
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Omega at Ryder Cup
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Omega, official timekeeper and patron-level partner of the PGA of America, presented each member of the U.S. Ryder Cup Celebrity Matches Team with an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Ryder Cup limited-edition timepiece Sept. 27 in advance of the matches at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.: Huey Lewis, Kurt Russell, Rob Riggle, Todd English, Michael Phelps, Jeremy Roenick, Bill Murray and Kelly Slater.
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Innovator Vaccaro at UMass
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Basketball footwear marketer Sonny Vaccaro delivers his Mark H. McCormack Sport Innovators Lecture, titled “From Chuck Taylors to Nike Air Jordans: The Innovations That Forever Changed the Athletic Footwear Industry,” at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. The public lecture Oct. 17 was the highlight of Vaccaro’s three-day visit.
Photo by: ISENBERG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
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New home for home plate
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The Atlanta Braves’ Derek Schiller and Terry McGuirk, SunTrust Banks’ Bill Rogers, and the Braves’ Bill Bartholomay and Mike Plant celebrate the ceremonial transfer of home plate from Turner Field to SunTrust Park after the final game at Turner Field on Oct. 2.
Photo by: POUYA DIANAT / ATLANTA BRAVES
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Roasting Sutton for Robert Morris University
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The Robert Morris University Sport Management Program included in its 40th anniversary celebration a fundraising roast of the University of South Florida’s Bill Sutton, whose teaching career began at Robert Morris: Vic Gregovits of Home Team Marketing, 40th anniversary and roast co-chair; Dave Synowka, department head of sport management; Sutton; Michelle Patrick, dean of the School of Business; and university President Chris Howard.
Photo by: SCOTT BRANVOLD
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DeBartolo a ‘Hometown Hall of Famer’
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Pro Football hall of famer Edward DeBartolo Jr. returned to his alma mater, Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, on Oct. 12 as part of the “Hometown Hall of Famer” program presented by Ford Motor Co.: David Baker, Pro Football Hall of Fame president; DeBartolo; George Veras, hall of fame EVP; and Ford business development specialist Scott Renaud.
Photo by: TERRI RONCONE
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DeVos program’s class of 2017 visits ESPN in NYC
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Members of the University of Central Florida’s DeVos Sport Business Management Program meet with ESPN President John Skipper (center), part of the Class of 2017’s trip to New York City. They visited ESPN’s New York headquarters Sept. 14.
Photo: COURTESY OF DEVOS SPORT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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