If they had a hammer
NBA Entertainment President Adam Silver (left), Turner Sports President David Levy (center) and NBA Commissioner David Stern team up at the Habitat for Humanity build during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston last month. The NBA, the National Basketball Players Association and TNT joined forces to help build two houses as part of the NBA Cares Community Caravan.
MBA event for Ohio U
At the second annual Ohio University MBA Reception in Cincinnati on March 2 (from left): Jim Kahler of the Center for Sports Administration at Ohio; alumna Jill Timon of Billy Casper Golf Management; NFL hall of famer Anthony Munoz, speaker for the evening; Wade Martin and John Semeraro, dual-degree students in Ohio’s sports administration and facility management program; and Gregg Darbyshire of the Anthony Munoz Foundation.
Any way you slice it
Anaheim Mighty Ducks executive vice president and GM Brian Burke (left) buys the ceremonial first slice from First Class Pizza co-founder Jeff Sustacek. First Class opened its first stand at the Arrowhead Pond on March 1.
'Family tradition'
From left, Grand Central Marketing President Jennifer Granozio, CEO Matthew Glass, account director Ted Skala and public relations director Keith Fernbach show off a “Sopranos”-themed car. Clint Bowyer was to drive the Richard Childress Racing No. 07 “Sopranos” car in the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 on Sunday in Las Vegas. Grand Central manages the NASCAR sponsorship for HBO, where the “Sopranos” season premiere was scheduled for Sunday. Fictional businesses from the TV series, including the Bada Bing strip club, were also to be featured on the car.
ESPN, conferences take on another challenge
ESPN Regional Television, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Feb. 27 that the second annual Ford MEAC/SWAC Challenge will pit defending league champions Grambling State and Hampton in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 2. ESPN2 will televise the game. From left: David Bercik, brand regional manager for Ford Motor Co.; MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas; Pete Derzis, senior vice president and general manager of ESPN Regional Television; SWAC Commissioner Robert Vowels; and Fitzgerald Washington, general sales manager for Buffalo Rock Co.
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