Wrestlemania delivers a Texas-size belt
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At the Wrestlemania 32 news conference Jan. 20 at AT&T Stadium: WWE’s Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan, the Dallas Cowboys’ Charlotte Jones Anderson, and WWE’s John Cena and Stephanie McMahon.
Photo by: DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CLUB
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RSL’s Manning rewarded
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Real Salt Lake President Bill Manning accepted MLS’s Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year Award from Commissioner Don Garber on Jan. 15 in New York City.
Photo by: MLS / SUM
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Mangione speaks at Centenary
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Fred Mangione, COO of the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center, was the keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient at Centenary College’s 140th January Commencement on Jan. 10. Mangione is a member of the Centenary Class of ’93.
Photo by: ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY
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Rays welcome their sponsors
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At the Tampa Bay Rays Sponsorship Summit at Tampa’s Straz Center on Jan. 16: Tampa Bay Times marketing director Kerry O’Reilly, Rays President Brian Auld, Tampa Bay Times senior promotions coordinator Mike Casey and VP of sales and marketing Bruce Faulmann, and Rays SVP Mark Fernandez.
Photo by: RAYS COMMUNICATIONS
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Snider Award
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Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider (left) presents the Ed Snider Distinguished Lifetime Humanitarian Award on Jan. 16 to Drew Katz, in memory of Katz’s late father, Lewis, former owner of the New Jersey Nets and Devils.
Photo by: JACK CASSIDY
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Bullish on sports business
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At the University of South Florida Sport and Entertainment Management MBA Lecture Series presented by Fox Sports Florida on Jan. 14: USF’s Bill Sutton, agent David Falk and SportsBusiness Journal/Daily’s Abraham Madkour.
Photo by: BODI KARSONO
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Laughs for a good cause
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (right) hosted his family foundation’s Laugh-Off for Cancer on Jan. 15 in Chicago. With him are Cubs manager Joe Maddon (left) and Chairman Tom Ricketts.
Photo by: MATT KOSTERMAN
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Town hall for season-ticket holders
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The New York Red Bulls hosted an exclusive town hall for season-ticket holders at Red Bull Arena on Jan. 16: moderator Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, GM Marc de Grandpre, Sporting Director Ali Curtis, coach Jesse Marsch and goalkeeper Luis Robles.
Photo by: MOLLY BRADY / NEW YORK RED BULLS
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