From the CFP National Championship Game
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At the Learfield reception Jan. 7 at Ventanas in Atlanta: Craig Silver, executive producer of CBS SEC College Football; John Mount, Coca-Cola VP of sports marketing; Vince Thompson, founder, Chairman, CEO of Melt; Learfield President and CEO Greg Brown; Fred Steck, Learfield VP of national sales, Southeast; and author/TV and radio personality Paul Finebaum.
Photo by: PWP STUDIO
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NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell (right) joins 2018 College Football Hall of Fame electees Frank Beamer, Matt Stinchcomb and Mack Brown before the coin toss.
Photo by: MELISSA MACATEE
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NACDA Executive Director Bob Vecchione and Alabama AD Greg Byrne attend the NACDA FBS Leadership Summit presented by Learfield on the Monday morning before the national championship game.
Photo by: CHRIS GREEN / NACDA
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President Donald Trump talks with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and his wife, Angela, during the game.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES
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From Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the national championship, JMI Sports CEO and co-founder Erik Judson, Clemson Sports & Campus Marketing President Scott Morris, Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing COO Tom McDonald and JMI Sports President Tom Stultz.
Photo: COURTESY OF JMI SPORTS
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Golfer Bubba Watson visits with some young fans on the SEC Nation set during the game.
Photo by: PHIL ELLSWORTH / ESPN IMAGES
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Trump family takes in Monster Buck Off
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Donald Trump Jr. and his children help Gage Gay celebrate winning the PBR’s season-opening Monster Buck Off at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 7. They are joined by Phil McAdams, president, VF Jeanswear; PBR CEO Sean Gleason and the Monster Energy models.
Photo by: PBR / BULL STOCK MEDIA
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Remembering Ed Snider’s youth hockey legacy
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Celebrating Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Day in Philadelphia are Philadelphia Flyers legend Bernie Parent; Sheila Hess with the city of Philadelphia; Scott Tharp, president, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation; Jonathan Quinones, coach and former student athlete, Snider Hockey; and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney during a ceremony at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 6, which would have been Snider’s 85th birthday.
Photo by: LEN REDKOLES / ED SNIDER YOUTH HOCKEY FOUNDATION
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Celebrating USTA Lake Nona’s first year
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The U.S. Tennis Association commemorated the one-year anniversary of the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona in Orlando on Jan. 4. From left: Martin Blackman, GM, USTA Player Development; U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier; U.S. Fed Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi; ESPN’s Chris McKendry; USTA CEO and Executive Director Gordon Smith; USTA Chairman and President Katrina Adams; USTA National Campus CEO Kurt Kamperman; Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer; tennis icon Gigi Fernandez; and USTA National Campus GM Tim Cass.
Photo by: DARREN CAROL / USTA
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Speedo at the bell
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PVH and Speedo USA executives and Team Speedo USA athletes ring the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell to open trading on Jan. 2. From left: PVH’s Ariane Romano; Team Speedo USA athletes Rebecca Meyers, Cullen Jones and Conor Dwyer; PVH’s John Hayes; Speedo USA President John Graham; PVH’s Mike Shaffer; NYSE’s James Byrne; Speedo USA’s Larry Meltzer; Team Speedo USA athlete Elizabeth Beisel; and PVH’s Susan Rosenfeld, Mark Fischer and Dana Perlman.
Photo by: NYSE
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