USTA Foundation raises funds at MSG
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At the USTA Foundation’s fundraising reception March 6, the day before the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden: actor Norm Lewis, ESPN’s Chris Evert and Chris McKendry, tennis pro Venus Williams, retired tennis pro Andy Roddick and USTA Foundation Executive Director Dan Faber.
Photo by: JEN POTTHEISER / USTA
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SRLA honors
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The Sport and Recreation Law Association recently celebrated its 30th anniversary during its conference in Las Vegas. Annual award winners included Natasha Brison, Texas A&M University; Steve McKelvey, University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Annie Clement, whose award was accepted on her behalf by SRLA President John Grady from the University of South Carolina.
Photo by: SRLA |
Tatum at Octagon
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At Octagon’s company meeting March 2: Octagon Chairman and CEO Rick Dudley; NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, a guest speaker; and John Shea, Octagon president of marketing and events.
Photo by: OCTAGON |
Youth sports safety awards
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The National Athletic Trainers’ Association presented its Youth Sports Safety Ambassador Awards on March 7 at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis: Larry Roziers, Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville; Scott Sailor, NATA president; and Jon Butler, Pop Warner Little Scholars.
Photo by: RENEE FERNANDES / NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION |
Red Bull session
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Marc de Grandpre, New York Red Bulls general manager, and Ray Kerins, Bayer Corp. SVP, at the Red Bulls’ annual partner summit at the W Hotel in New York City.
Photo by: NEW YORK RED BULLS |
Partners and hardware
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The Chicago Bulls held their annual team summit March 6 at the Advocate Center with more than 100 of the team’s corporate, community and marketing partners: Bulls VP of corporate sales Scott Sonnenberg; WANT and Voice of Gen Z Consulting founder Grace Masback; Bulls VP of marketing and communications Susan Goodenow; “Grow” author and keynote speaker Jim Stengel; and Bulls director of digital Dan Moriarty.
Photo by: GRACE WILEY / CHICAGO BULLS |
ACC takes Brooklyn
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ACC Commissioner John Swofford and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark were joined by Ama Dwimoh, special counsel to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The New York Life ACC Tournament was played at Barclays Center for the first time April 6-11.
Photo by: ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE |
Seen at MIT Sloan conference
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At the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference March 3-4 in Boston: The “Titans of the Sports Industry” panel: Jared Smith, Michael Spillane, Casey Wasserman, Michael Rubin, and moderator and conference co-founder Jessica Gelman.
Photos: COURTESY OF MIT SLOAN SPORTS ANALYTICS CONFERENCE |
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver discussed the state of forecasting in sports, politics and investing.
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