NBA’s big opening in NYC
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Turner Sports tipped off NBA Opening Night on Oct. 28 with a live broadcast and daylong fan event from Times Square: Shaquille O’Neal, the NBA’s Pam El, Ernie Johnson, the NBA’s Danny Meiseles, Turner’s Lenny Daniels, Kenny Smith, Turner’s David Levy and Charles Barkley.
Photo by: LESTER AUSTIN / TURNER SPORTS
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VA visit before World Series Game 1
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MLB COO Rob Manfred; Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; MLB Commissioner Bud Selig; and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald visit the Kansas City VA Honor Annex on Oct. 21 before Game 1 of the World Series, which was dedicated to supporting veterans and military families.
Photo by: KYLE RIVAS / MLB PHOTOS
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Penske honored
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The Arthritis Foundation, Michigan, honored Penske Corp. Chairman Roger Penske with its annual Tribute to Excellence at a dinner Oct. 22 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. With Penske and wife Kathy Penske (right) is Michelle Glazier, Arthritis Foundation VP for Michigan.
Photo by: CHRISTINE HATHAWAY
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Big 12 forums
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The Big 12 Conference held its State of College Athletics Forum on Oct. 21 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Above: From the panel “Where Does the Money Go? – The Business of College Athletics”: TCU’s Chris Del Conte, Steve Berkowitz of USA Today, Patrick Sandusky of the USOC, Texas’ Steve Patterson and Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated. Below: From the panel “Are Student-Athletes Employees?”: Christine Brennan of USA Today; Len Elmore of CBS Sports; Tom McMillen of the National Foundation on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition; Lisa Love, formerly of Arizona State; Texas’ Chris Plonsky; Kansas’ Sheahon Zenger; and moderator Jimmy Roberts.
Photos: DON BAKER PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP / BIG 12 CONFERENCE
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Fairfield salutes Raftery, Lundquist
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Fairfield University honored CBS Sports college basketball broadcasters Bill Raftery, also lead analyst at Fox Sports, and Verne Lundquist with the Stags Lifetime Achievement Award: Leader of the Herd on Oct. 22 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City to benefit Fairfield basketball: Fox Sports’ Steve Scheer, Raftery, Fairfield’s Father Jeffrey von Arx, Lundquist, CBS Sports’ Craig Silver and John Cirillo, the event organizer.
Photo by: FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
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DeVos program’s Board of Advisors meets
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The DeVos Sport Business Management Program held its first Board of Advisors meeting Oct. 15 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Front: Mike Tatoian, Rosalyn Durant, Marc Bluestein, Gary Jacobus, Lizzie Haldane and Mike Millay. Back: Sam Stark, Kevin Rochlitz, Scott Bukstein, Keith Harrison, Pat O’Conner, Brad Sexton, Mike Redlick, Cari Coats, Richard Lapchick, Tom Knapp, Jessica West, Tom Vriens and Vince Pierson.
Photo by: CURTIS WALKER
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Southern hospitality
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Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson spoke to Seattle Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin and wife Kelly at the Panthers-Seahawks game at Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 26.
Photo by: HUNTLEY PATON
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Big Blue biz panels
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The Michigan Sport Business Conference drew industry execs to Ann Arbor on Oct. 24. Above: “The Economic Reforming of the NCAA” panel: IMG College’s Ben Sutton, the NCAA’s Julie Kimmons, ESPN’s Burke Magnus, the Big Ten’s Jim Delany, the Big Ten Network’s Mark Silverman and moderator Abraham Madkour of SportsBusiness Journal/Daily. Below: MSBC co-presidents David Herman (left) and Aaron Goldstein (right) with speakers John Collins of the NHL (second from left) and Mike Tirico of ESPN.
Photo: COURTESY OF IMG
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Photo by: LON HORWEDEL
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