Championship doubleheader in D.C.
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Top photo: President Barack Obama poses with (front left) Boston Bruins team owner Jeremy Jacobs, (front right) principal Charlie Jacobs and the team after the Stanley Cup champions visited the White House on Jan. 23. Above: Obama holds up a uniform given to him by the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals while posing for photographs with the team and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Jan. 17.
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Scouts honor
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The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation held its ninth annual “In the Spirit of the Game” fundraising dinner and auction Jan. 14 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. With Dennis Gilbert (right) of the Chicago White Sox, chairman and founder of the foundation, are MLB Commissioner Bud Selig (left) and CNN host Larry King.
Photo by: PAUL LESTER PHOTOGRAPHY
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NASCAR Hall welcomes new members
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2012 on Jan. 20 in Charlotte (from left): Dale Inman, Glen Wood, Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. Also inducted was the late Richie Evans.
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NCTA visits ESPN headquarters
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Officials from the National Cable Television Association meet with ESPNers at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., during a visit Jan. 19. From left: ESPN Executive Chairman George Bodenheimer, “SportsCenter” anchor John Anderson, NCTA chief of staff Dane Snowden, NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell and “SportsCenter” anchor Jonathan Coachman.
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Diamondbacks' big night out
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At the Arizona Diamondbacks’ inaugural Most Valuable Partner Awards on Jan. 19 at the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler, Ariz. (from left): D-Backs CEO and President Derrick Hall, Pepsi Beverages Co. VP/GM Ron Goodson, D-Backs 20-game winner Ian Kennedy and team EVP of business operations Cullen Maxey.
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Hoops for one Clinton …
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and NBA hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a State Department cultural ambassador, exchanged pleasantries and more during a meeting Jan. 18. Abdul-Jabbar was scheduled to travel to Brazil Jan. 22-28 to meet with young people in Salvador and Rio de Janeiro and participate in basketball clinics.
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… and golf for another
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From left: Humana Chairman and CEO Mike McCallister, former President Bill Clinton and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem enjoy the action at the 2012 Humana Challenge PGA Tour event, which took place Jan. 16-22 at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. The Humana Challenge, in partnership with the William J. Clinton Foundation, featured lifelong well-being as its theme.
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