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This is the time

From left: Coach and tennis hall of famer Nick Bollettieri, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Tennis Channel President Ken Solomon catch up at the Tennis Channel suite at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 9.tennis channel

 

She’s right on time

Brendan Donohue, managing director of the NBA 2K League, welcomes Chiquita “Chiquitae126” Evans as the first woman to join the league. The Warriors Gaming Squad selected her with the 56th overall pick in the league’s draft on March 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.nba 2k league

 

The Entertainer

Chase Field welcomed Billy Joel in concert on March 9, the first concert that Arizona Diamondbacks Events & Entertainment hosted since taking over events for the facility and the highest-grossing non-baseball event in Chase Field history. From left: the Diamondbacks’ Cullen Maxey and Tom Harris; former Diamondbacks pitcher and hall of famer Randy Johnson; the Diamondbacks’ Ryan Holmstedt; Joel; Live Nation’s Terry Burke, Joel’s agent Dennis Arfa; and Live Nation’s Rick Franks and Danielle Engel.arizona diamondbacks

 

Just the way you are

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation honored Pro Football Hall of Fame member Curtis Martin and former MLB manager Jim Leyland (below) at the 15th annual Aspire Gala on Feb. 22 in Baltimore. Bill Ripken (left) and Cal Ripken Jr. (right) present Martin with his award and Leyland with the Cal Sr. Award. Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was also honored at the gala.robert smith photography
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Keeping the faith

Former U.S. women’s national team member and two-time World Cup champion Kristine Lilly poses with the Women’s World Cup trophy and Fox Sports executives (from left) David Neal, executive producer of FIFA World Cup on Fox and VP, production; CEO Eric Shanks; and Mark Silverman, president of national networks, on March 18 at Fox Sports studios in Los Angeles.fox sports
 

Tomorrow is today

Former NFL WR Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson joined sports TV personality Adrienne Lawrence; Ariel Horn, former global head of esports content for Riot Games; and Patrick Dees, chief gaming officer for Fan Controlled Football League, for “The eSports Gamification of Real Sports” panel on March 8 at SXSW in Austin, Texas.jen rottenberg / fcfl

 

Everybody has a dream

New York Road Runners partnered with the NBA to visit PS 187 in Hudson Cliffs, N.Y., on March 12 to kick off race week for the United Airlines NYC Half and NBA Fit Week presented by Kaiser Permanente. From left: NYRR SVP Rachel Pratt; former NBA player Ron Harper; NYRR President/CEO Michael Capiraso; Beverly Ramos, Olympian and NYRR ambassador and special adviser to Puerto Rico; and Josh George (front), four-time Paralympian and NYRR Team for Kids ambassador.courtesy of nyrr

 

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