Cardinals recognize military
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The Arizona Cardinals recognized members of the military at their “Salute to Service” game vs. St. Louis on Nov. 9. From left: Lt. Col. Glen Lindstrom and Lt. Col. Michael Swift of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, singer Jordin Sparks, Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus of Luke Air Force Base, and Cardinals President Michael Bidwill.
Photo by: ARIZONA CARDINALS
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Clippers addition
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer welcomes Gillian Zucker, formerly president of Auto Club Speedway, as the club’s new president of business operations at a news conference Nov. 8.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Big names at ALS benefit
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At the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter’s 20th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit on Nov. 11: honoree Don Mattingly; special guest Derek Jeter, who honored the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge founders; chapter board chairman Allen Popowitz; Jeffrey Loria, dinner co-chair; and honoree Keith Hernandez.
Photo by: ANN BILLINGSLEY
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Rust-Oleum on Web.com Tour
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Announcing Rust-Oleum as the Web.com Tour’s Cleveland tournament title sponsor: Ron Rice, RPM International; Tom Reed, Rust-Oleum Corp.; and Web.com Tour President Bill Calfee.
Photo by: TOM MERCE / CLEVELAND CLINIC
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Legal eagle
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NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly receives his The Legal 500 award for Individual of the Year — Sport, from Lauren Hughes, editor of The Legal 500.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Toshiba powers LA Interactive at Staples Center
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Staples Center on Nov. 8 unveiled LA Interactive powered by Toshiba, a new fan destination with exclusive interactive content, social media visualizations, live game action, player stats and more. From left: Masato Yamamoto, Toshiba TEC Corp. EVP; Bill Melo, Toshiba America Business Solutions CMO; Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings president of business operations; Staples Center President Lee Zeidman; Scott Maccabe, Toshiba America Business Solutions president and CEO; Masaaki Osumi, Toshiba America chairman and CEO; and Kings mascot Bailey.
Photo by: ADAM PANTOZZI
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Beijing 2022 delegation arrives in Thailand
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The Beijing 2022 delegation arrived Nov. 6 in Bangkok, Thailand, for the Association of National Olympic Committees General Assembly. The delegation included Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun (fourth from left), president of the bid committee, and Wang Hui (fourth from right), minister of information and director of communications for the committee.
Photo by: BEIJING 2022 BID COMMITTEE
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Miked in Milwaukee
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Good Karma Brands’ ESPN Milwaukee Business of Sports event Nov. 5 in Milwaukee drew 200 area business executives. Good Karma founder and CEO Craig Karmazin (left), a Milwaukee Bucks minority owner, moderates a panel with new Bucks owners Wes Edens (center) and Marc Lasry.
Photo by: NOUN PHOTOGRAPHY
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Celtics, Sun Life, YMCA team
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The Boston Celtics joined efforts with Sun Life Financial and YMCA of Greater Boston for National Diabetes Month. The Celtics’ Rich Gotham; Sun Life’s Dan Fishbein, YMCA of Greater Boston’s Kevin Washington pose at halftime during YMCA of Greater Boston Night on Nov. 16 at TD Garden.
Photo by: BRIAN BABINEAU
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Life after football
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Former New York Jet Wayne Chrebet and former New York Giant Michael Strahan, who star in the new HBO State of Play documentary “Happiness,” pose with HBO Sports President Ken Hershman at the Nov. 13 screening at HBO Theater in New York City.
Photo: COURTESY OF HBO
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Teeing it up for Super Bowl
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At the Nov. 10 unveiling of the giant football that will be a landmark for Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz., Visit Phoenix’s Win Holden; Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee’s Jay Parry; Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton; Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee’s David Rousseau; and Spike, the official mascot of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.
Photo by: SLINGSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY
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Brazilian, German clubs to play in Florida
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At ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando City’s Brett Lashbrook, Disney Sports’ Patrick Dicks, Mickey Mouse, Corinthians’ Eduardo Gaspar and 2SV Sports’ Ricardo Villar announce the four-team Florida Cup, which will be played Jan. 15 at Disney and Jan. 17 in Jacksonville. Brazilian soccer clubs Corinthians and Fluminense and German squads FC Köln and Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play in the tournament.
Photo by: AMY SANGERMANO
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Aargh! Tampa wins!
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The 2019 NCAA Women’s Final Four was recently awarded to Tampa. The city’s bid presentation group was made up of University of South Florida’s Mark Harlan; Tampa Bay Lightning and Amalie Arena’s Bill Wickett; Hillsborough County’s Bonnie Wise; Sheila Johnson of Salamander Hotels & Resorts and Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Tampa Bay Sports Commission’s Rob Higgins; Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor; and Tampa Bay Sports Commission’s Claire Lessinger.
Photo by: TAMPA BAY SPORTS COMMISSION
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In Miami for Bills-Dolphins
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Before kickoff of the Nov. 13 Thursday night game featuring the Buffalo Bills at the Miami Dolphins game at Sun Life Stadium: Adam Zissman, Miami Dolphins and Sun Life Stadium; Manny Stratis, Stratis Builders; John Ruzich, Legends; Gregg Brandon, Buffalo Bills; Irwin Raij, Foley & Lardner.
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Hall wins Torch of Liberty
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Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall received the Torch of Liberty Award from the Anti-Defamation League during the nonprofit’s annual dinner on Nov. 13. At the presentation: The Diamondbacks’ J.J. Putz, Mike Chipman and Hall; Arizona Gov.-elect Doug Ducey; and the Diamondbacks’ Tony La Russa, Jeff Royer and Luis Gonzalez.
Photo: COURTESY OF ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
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Exchanging ideas at Fenway
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Fenway Sports Management’s Mark Lev, the Boston Red Sox’s Sam Kennedy, SapientNitro’s Bill Kanarick, Dunkin’ Brands’ John Costello, and the Red Sox’s Troup Parkinson attend the SapientNitro Idea Exchange event Nov. 13 at Fenway Park.
Photo by: CHERYL SENTER / AP IMAGES FOR SAPIENTNITRO
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