NYRR, New Balance partnership announcement
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New York Road Runners and New Balance last month announced their new multiyear partnership at the New Balance New York Experience Store on Fifth Avenue: Michael Rodgers of NYRR; Tom Carleo and Rob DeMartini of New Balance; and Peter Ciaccia, Rachel Pratt and Michael Capiraso of NYRR. In front are Team New Balance athlete Jenny Simpson and NYRR’s Youth Running Ambassadors.
Photo by: NYRR |
National Football Foundation Gold Medal
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The National Football Foundation’s 58th annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria last month included the presentation of the NFF Gold Medal to former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured with NFF Chairman Archie Manning.
Photo by: BEN HIDER
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Welcome to our house
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Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson looks on at the coin toss before the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game last month at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Panthers.
Photo by: ACC |
Broadcasting stalwarts gather for HOF ceremony
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At last month’s Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame ceremony at the New York Hilton Hotel: Turner Broadcasting President David Levy and CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus. BELOW: Hall of Fame announcer Marv Albert, former chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Dick Ebersol, and YES Network/TNT announcer Mike Fratello.
Photos by: KEN CAROZZA / SPORTS VIDEO GROUP
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Marathon announcement in San Antonio
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At the announcement of the new partnership of San Antonio Sports and the city of San Antonio with Competitor Group to produce the Humana Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon in San Antonio for the next five years: Russ Bookbinder, San Antonio Sports; Casandra Matej, Visit San Antonio; Tom Silliman, Humana; U.S. Olympian Meb Keflezighi; Sheryl Sculley, city of San Antonio; U.S. Olympian Kara Goucher; and Josh Furlow of Competitor Group.
Photo by: COMPETITOR GROUP
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Ringing the bell for V Foundation
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George Bodenheimer, retired ESPN president and executive chairman and a member of The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s board of directors, rang the Nasdaq opening bell alongside foundation staff and stakeholders last month in celebration of the ninth annual Jimmy V Week.
Photo by: NASDAQ AND THE V FOUNDATION
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Octagon Bowl winners at UMass
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Octagon executives Matt Catizone, Kyla Miles, Ian Hall and Christine Franklin join this year’s winning team in the Octagon Bowl, an annual graduate sports marketing experiential learning partnership with the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management. Catizone and Franklin are alums.
Photo by: MCCORMACK DEPARTMENT OF SPORT MANAGEMENT
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