New sponsor for Web.com Tour event
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Erie, Pa.-based LECOM Health was announced July 28 as title sponsor of a new Web.com Tour event at Peek’n Peak Resort in western New York: Bill Calfee of Web.comTour, Dr. John Ferretti of LECOM, Nick Scott Sr. of Peek’n Peak and Kevin Sanvidge of the Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corp.
Photo by: PGA TOUR
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ACC’s eyes on Ireland
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ACC Commissioner John Swofford, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, Boston College coach Steve Addazio and Corporate.ie CEO Padraic O’Kane pose with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic trophy at last month’s ACC Kickoff in Pinehurst, N.C. Boston College and Georgia Tech will kick off their 2016 season with the game in Ireland, and Corporate.ie is a joint promoter of the event.
Photo by: ACC
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Around Mylan World TeamTennis
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Members of the front office of Mylan World TeamTennis’ Philadelphia Freedoms and Comcast Spectacor staff share a moment with tennis hall of famer and Philadelphia Freedoms owner Billie Jean King at season’s end last month: Comcast Spectacor’s Bryan McIntyre; the Freedoms’ Jon Blitzer and Barbara Perry; and Comcast-Spectacor’s Jason Blythe, Chelsey Scalese, Elena Walsh, Rebecca Goodman, Emily Serbeniuk and Shannon Rostick.
Photo by: COMCAST SPECTACOR
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WTT’s Boston Lobsters hosted a “A Salute to Strong Women” event July 22 before their tennis match. The event featured a panel discussion and Q&A with women from the sports, political and business worlds: Boston mascot Larry the Lobster, WTT co-founder Billie Jean King, International Olympic Committee member and hockey hall of famer Angela Ruggiero and figure skating hall of famer Nancy Kerrigan take some time to chat after the event in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
Photo by: RICHARD CASHIN / BOSTON LOBSTERS
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Collegiate meetup
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At a meeting at the Inn at Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach, Calif., recently were the National Association of Directors of Collegiate Athletics’ Bob Vecchione, BYU’s Tom Holmoe, UNLV’s Tina Kunzer-Murphy, Arizona’s Greg Byrne, former NCAA Executive Director and Arizona AD Cedric Dempsey, and Memphis’ Tom Bowen.
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CEOs on hand for Special Olympics
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Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, attends the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 on July 27.
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Dave Brandon, Toys R Us chairman and CEO, and former University of Michigan athletic director, hands out a ribbon to a softball participant through the company’s #MyFirstSportsMoments initiative July 26 at UCLA’s Easton Stadium.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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Wild party time
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NHL EVP and CMO Brian Jennings and Minnesota Wild Foundation Executive Director Rachel Schuldt (left) recently presented Cheerful Givers President Karen Kitchel with $25,000 worth of NHL merchandise for the Minnesota-based nonprofit’s toy-filled birthday gift bags distributed to food shelves and shelters. The group celebrated Cheerful Givers special helper Jalen Robbs’ birthday with a cake and birthday gift bag.
Photo by: MINNESOTA WILD
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