National Sports Forum honorees, attendees
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From the 2016 National Sports Forum in Portland: (top) George Washington University’s team won the Case Cup competition: adviser Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Tiffany Brown, Edwin Niederberger, R. Alan Eisenman, Adam Richelieu.
Photo by: CHRISTY SEAVER
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The Milwaukee Brewers were recognized as the ADchievement Overall Winner. With Ron Seaver of the National Sports Forum are the Brewers’ Kathy Schwab, Jeff Harding, Molly Arndt and Caitlin Moyer.
Photo by: CHRISTY SEAVER
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The NSF Business of Diversity in Sports and Entertainment Cohort.
Photo by: CHRISTY SEAVER
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Staying in SINC at GWU
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At the Sports Industry Networking and Career Conference in Washington, D.C., recently: A panel on eSports featured Blaine Graboyes of The Gamer Agency, Nathan Lindberg of Twitch, digital media and gaming executive Manny Anekal and Alex Fletcher of Entiva Group.
Photo by: SINC COFERENCE
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Damon Evans, University of Maryland senior associate athletic director and athletic directors Kery Davis of Howard University, Patrick Nero of George Washington University and Brad Edwards of George Mason University participated on a panel on “The Future Of College Athletics.”
Photo by: SINC CONFERENCE
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Lisa Murray (center), executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Octagon Worldwide and keynote speaker for the event, joins event co-founders Jeremy Silkowitz and Lisa Delpy Neirotti backstage.
Photo by: SINC CONFERENCE
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Navy honors Monumental’s Leonsis
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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus (left) presented Monumental Sports & Entertainment founder, chairman, majority owner and CEO Ted Leonsis with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award at the Washington Wizards game Feb. 23. The award is presented to civilians for exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long-term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps or Department of the Navy as a whole.
Photo by: NBAE / NED DISHMAN
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She’s so clutch: Cohn’s 5,000th
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ESPN anchor Linda Cohn celebrated her 5,000th “SportsCenter” show with her family Feb. 21 in Bristol, Conn.
Photo by: JOE FARAONI / ESPN IMAGES
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Scattered, smothered and covered
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Richard Petty makes waffles with Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer at the Richard Petty Racing hauler on the Saturday morning of race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Waffle House is a partner of Smithfield Foods, primary sponsor of Richard Petty Motorsports’ No. 43 Ford.
Photo by: BRAD SCHLOSS / BRAD SCHLOSS PHOTOGRAPHIC
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Digging in at future site of The Hub
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Officials and community members recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of The Hub on Causeway development on the site of the former Boston Garden on Causeway Street, where Delaware North and Boston Properties have formed a partnership to develop more than 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use retail, office, hotel, residential and an expansion of TD Garden on the site: TD Garden’s Amy Latimer, Boston Properties’ Bryan Koop, Jeremy Jacobs of Delaware North and the Boston Bruins, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Charlie Jacobs of Delaware North’s Boston Holdings and Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito.
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Tribute to Jackie Robinson
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At a Jackie Robinson tribute at New Mission High School in Hyde Park, Mass., recently: NESN host Adam Pellerin; former Boston Red Sox outfielder Tommy Harper; George Mitrovich, chairman of the Fenway Writers Series; and Red Sox poet laureate Dick Flavin. Branch Rickey III, grandson of Branch Rickey, who signed Robinson to his first MLB contract, was also on stage.
Photo by: BILLIE WEISS / BOSTON RED SOX
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ESPN’s Wise earns NCAI award
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ESPN senior writer Mike Wise (right) with National Congress of American Indians President Brian Cladoosby, received the Public Sectors Leaders Award from the group Feb. 23 for his coverage of the Washington Redskins mascot story for ESPN and The Washington Post.
Photo by: NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS
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Warsaw class visits NYC
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The University of Oregon Warsaw Sports Marketing Center visited ESPN’s research division recently during an experiential learning trip to New York City. The visit was part of an annual study tour offered to second-year Oregon MBA students and included meetings with leagues, brands, media companies and agencies.
Photo by: WARSAW SPORTS MARKETING CENTER
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Heroes of the Hall
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Michigan Sports Hall of Fame representatives hold one of the hall’s new Community Outreach Program “Heroes of the Hall” plaques, which will be placed around the state for all sports fans to enjoy. From left are Robert Vowels, University of Detroit-Mercy athletic director; Scott Lesher, hall chairman; hall board members Dave Wieme and Earle Higgins; Spencer Haywood, hall of famer class of 1993; and board members Matt Friedman, Jim Graham and Jordan Field.
Photo by: MICHIGAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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UFC commits $1M to study
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UFC furthered its commitment to the Cleveland Clinic’s Professional Fighters Brain Health Study with a five-year, $1 million commitment. At the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas: UFC hall of famer Forrest Griffin, center founder Larry Ruvo, center associate medical director Dr. Charles Bernick and UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
Photo by: JEFF BOTTARI / ZUFFA LLC
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