Fight night
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At the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas: Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Megan Dode and Francisco Aguilar.
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CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves, TV personality Julie Chen and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft sit ringside.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Nation’s Football Classic matchup
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The “Battle for the Real HU” will feature Hampton University and Howard University squaring off in the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic on Sept. 18 at RFK Stadium. Announcing the matchup on May 1 are: Erik Moses, SVP and managing director, Events DC Sports & Entertainment; Howard coach Gary Harrell; Howard AD Shelley Davis; emcee Adimu Colon; AT&T’s Gail Johnson; Hampton AD Eugene Marshall; Hampton coach Connell Maynor; and Events DC President and CEO Gregory O’Dell.
Photo: COURTESY OF EVENTS DC & SAGE COMMUNICATIONS
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Relativity at the draft
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Relativity Sports is represented in the green room at the NFL draft: agent Doug Hendrickson, President and CEO Happy Walters and football division co-CEOs Eugene Parker and Ben Dogra.
Photo: COURTESY OF RELATIVITY SPORTS
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Monsters ink … deal with Blue Jackets
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Executives from Cleveland’s Lake Erie Monsters and the Columbus Blue Jackets exchange jerseys April 23 while announcing a new multiyear agreement making the AHL club the top developmental affiliate for the Blue Jackets. Len Komoroski, CEO, Cleveland Cavaliers/Quicken Loans Arena; John Davidson, Blue Jackets president of hockey operations; Kerry Bubolz, Cavaliers president of business operations; and Chris MacFarland, Blue Jackets assistant GM.
Photo by: JOHN SARAYA / LAKE ERIE MONSTERS
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Comcast Cares Day
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Joseph Marziello, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia; Josh Temple, host, DIY Network; Anzio Williams, VP, NBC Philadelphia; Brian Monihan, president and GM, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia; and Dave Watson, Comcast EVP and COO, participate in the Comcast Cares Day at Philadelphia’s Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls Club in April.
Photo by: COMCAST SPORTSNET PHILADELPHIA
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Country Music Marathon
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St. Jude CEO Richard Shadyac Jr., Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Competitor Group President Josh Furlow stand at the start line of the 16th annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon on April 25 in Nashville. The race attracted more than 30,000 runners and raised more than $2 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Photo by: RICK DIAMOND / COMPETITOR GROUP
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College sports panel at Central Michigan
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A collegiate sports panel features San Jose State’s Marie Tuite, CFP selection committee member Tyrone Willingham, the University of South Carolina’s Judy Van Horn and Wofford College’s Richard Johnson at the Central Michigan University Sport Management Association annual conference. Not pictured are panel member Rodney Lackey of Texas Tech and moderator Mickey York of Fox Sports Detroit.
Photo by: RENEE CASTELLON
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NFF, College Hall of Fame visits Duke
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The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honors Duke Faculty Athletics Representative Martha Putallaz and 2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete and former Blue Devils linebacker David Helton at an on-campus luncheon April 29. From left: Duke football coach David Cutcliffe, Helton, Putallaz, NFF COO Matthew Sign and Duke AD Kevin White.
Photo by: SARAH FETTERS
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