Special moment
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme speaks at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Mecklenburg County Spring Games recently in Charlotte. Delhomme is a longtime supporter of Special Olympics, and proceeds from the sale of his cereal, Jake’s Flakes, go to the organization. Delhomme was joined by Sir Purr, the Panthers mascot, who also entertained the athletes between events.
Cash and careers
The New York Knicks’ Kurt Thomas held his first Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge Panel for 600 kids May 24 at Madison Square Garden. Talking about finance and careers were (from left) Kevin Liles of Warner Bros. Music, Amy Butte of the New York Stock Exchange, Thomas, Keith Henry of Merrill Lynch and Steve Mills of MSG.
Tooling up for more racing
Toure Claiborne (left), Sears director of special marketing, and George Pyne, chief operating officer of NASCAR, announce Craftsman Tools will stay as the lead sponsor of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on May 26 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
Communication skills
Fox Sport President Ed Goren (left) received a special award at the 40th anniversary celebration of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication on May 3 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. Fox Sports Chairman David Hill presented Goren with the award. Goren is a Syracuse alumnus.
Opening round
PGA Tour golfer and Barclays Classic defending champ Sergio Garcia rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on May 23. From left: an unidentified exchange executive; Barclays Capital Americas CEO Thomas L. Kalaris; Lee Kranefuss, CEO and managing director of Barclays’ Intermediary and Exchange Traded Funds Business; New York Stock Exchange CEO John Thain; Garcia; Tony Ponturo, Anheuser-Busch Cos. vice president, global media; and Tim Schoen, vice president, sports and entertainment marketing, Anheuser-Busch.
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