Commissioner at Dodgertown camp
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets campers at the first Elite Development Invitational at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., on July 28. USA Baseball operated the 12-day camp, which featured instruction by former MLB players.
Photo by: BRADY BALLARD / HISTORIC DODGERTOWN
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Spectra represented on new IAVM list
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Spectra personnel in the International Association of Venue Managers’ first 30 Under 30 were Andrew Shreve of the Greater Richmond Convention Center, Jacque Holowaty of Spectra Venue Management and Bill Enkhbayar of Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. They were attending IAVM’s annual conference in Baltimore earlier this month.
Photo by: SPECTRA |
Hooters, former Bucs team up at draft party
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NFL hall of famer Derrick Brooks (left) is joined by Hooters of America SVP Bruce Skala, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Mike Alstott, Hooters CMO Carl Sweat and former Buccaneer Ronde Barber at the Hooters World’s Largest Fantasy Football Draft Party at Raymond James Stadium on Aug. 2. More than 500 people turned out for the inaugural event.
Photo by: TAMPA BAY SPORTS COMMISSION
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Kickoff time for AAC
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American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco and Nick Carparelli, senior director of college sports at Under Armour, attend the league’s annual Summer Kickoff at the Hyatt Regency in Newport, R.I.
Photo by: BEN SOLOMON / AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
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Swimming with the sharks
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Daymond John (left), of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” joined Madison Square Garden EVP of marketing partnerships Ron Skotarczak at MSG’s 2015 Marketing Partnerships “All In” department off-site. John was a judge for a “Shark Tank”-style competition for ideas to improve team culture, partner relations, processes and procedures.
Photo by: MSG PHOTOS
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Hoops tourney at Fordham
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Advisers of The Basketball Tournament — industry veterans Len DeLuca, Andy Dolich and Tony Ponturo — gathered for the final of the event on Aug. 2 at Fordham University.
Photo: COURTESY OF LEN DELUCA / TBT
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MVC inaugural symposium
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The first Corporate Partner Symposium for the Missouri Valley Conference was Aug. 6 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis and initiated by Learfield Sports, the conference’s multimedia rights partner: John Althoff, State Farm; Tim Powers, Four Seasons; Doug Elgin, MVC commissioner; Frank D’Antonio, Coventry Health Care; Jim McIver and Chris Walker, MVC Sports Properties.
Photo by: MVC |
High-five for GlideSlope
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At GlideSlope’s fifth anniversary party in New York City’s Meatpacking District on Aug. 3: David Fuller, GlideSlope founding partner; Tina Davis, SVP of corporate sponsorships and marketing at Citi; Eric Guthoff, GlideSlope founding partner; CAA agent Lis Moss; and Dave Mingey, GlideSlope founding partner.
Photo by: GLIDESLOPE |
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