From the CFP championship game
At the Touchdown Celebration at the California Theatre on Jan. 6 in San Jose: Under Armour’s Nick Carparelli, Wheels Up Founder/CEO Kenny Dichter, Elevate Sports Ventures CEO Al Guido and Tampa Bay Sports Commission Executive Director Rob Higgins.austin ginn
At the IMG College party Jan. 6 at Forager in San Jose: CBS’s Scott Kirshenbaum; EA Sports’ Tom Renedo; Learfield IMG College’s Brian Movalson; The Marketing Arm’s Gary Treangen; EA Sports’ Ben Haumiller; and Bertram Marketing Group’s David Bertram.megan berger
Ticketmaster’s Tim Martin (left) was interviewed by Wasserman’s Dean Jordan at the first CFP Tech Summit on Jan. 5 at San Jose State University. Wasserman organized the event, which drew more than 100 vendors, commissioners and athletic directors. cfp images
At the title game on Jan. 7: MillerCoors’ Adam Dettman, Endeavor’s Patrick Whitesell, Constellation Brands’ John Alvarado, Learfield IMG College’s Andrew Judelson and Constellation Brands’ Rene Ramos.endeavor
Scouting the winners
From the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s 16th annual In the Spirit of the Game awards dinner and auction on Jan. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.: Dodgers Spanish broadcaster Jaime Jarrin was presented the Pioneer Award from Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner.paul lester
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts; Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, winner of the Tommy Lasorda Managerial Award; and Foundation President Dennis Gilbert.paul lester
Choice seats at Chase
Warriors President and COO Rick Welts (right) and former Warriors player and five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway (second from right) on Jan. 4 surprised longtime season-ticket holder Timothy Healy (second from left) and his son Tyler with the opportunity to help screw in the last bolts of the four seats Healy purchased, which were also the first four seats installed at Chase Center.golden state warriors
Betting on a champ
From the DraftKings Sports Betting Championship on Jan. 11-13 in Jersey City, N.J.: Johnny Avello, director, sportsbook operations at DraftKings; Ezra Kucharz, DraftKings chief business officer; and poker champion Phil Hellmuth.sammy steinlight
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