NSMA's heavy hitters
National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame inductees Mike Emrick, Bob Ley, Tony Kornheiser and Peter King appear on stage at the 60th NSMA Awards on June 24 at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. Daniel Coston / NSMA
NSMA Executive Director Dave Goren (center) also recognized 2018 National Sportscaster of the Year Doris Burke and 2018 National Sportswriter of the Year Adrian Wojnarowski.Daniel Coston / NSMA
After School All Stars Leadership University
MVP Quarterback Patrick Mahomes joins Ken Uptain, CEO and founder of Essentia Water, at After School All Stars Leadership University on June 24 in Los Angeles. The weeklong event offers children from the After School All Stars program — for communities with a high percentage of children from low-income families — with leadership skills training.Matt Sayles / AP Images for Essentia
UFC grand opening
From the grand opening of the new 93,000-square-foot UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai on June 19: UFC’s Kevin Chang, VP, Asia-Pacific; CFO Andrew Schleimer; COO Lawrence Epstein; President Dana White; Dave Shaw, SVP, international and content; and hall of famer Forrest Griffin. Zuffa, Inc
Sports Summit Awards
Ticketmaster held its first Sports Summit Awards on June 25 in Los Angeles. Ticketmaster President Jared Smith (center) presents the Innovator of the Year award to the Minnesota Vikings’ Rich Wang (left), director, sales analytics and fan engagement, and John Neppl, director of ticket sales.Ticketmaster
NASCAR Innovation Summit
From the NASCAR Innovation Summit on June 22 at the Cameros Resort and Spa in Sonoma, Calif.: Daryl Wolfe, NASCAR EVP and chief sales and partnership officer; Terry Connell, SVP of sales and sales operations at Comcast Business; Vance Merolla, Colgate-Palmolive worldwide director; NBC’s Al Roker; Susan Jin Davis, Comcast NBCUniversal chief of sustainability; Jill Gregory, NASCAR EVP and CMO; and NASCAR President Steve Phelps.NASCAR via Getty Images
CAA Amplify
Writer, producer and director Nahnatchka Khan and comedian, writer and host Hasan Minhaj join Chris Paul, NBA All-Star and president of the NBA Players Association, during a session about Culture Creators, moderated by CAA’s Maha Dakhil, at the third annual CAA Amplify event on June 25 in Ojai, Calif. The invitation-only event convened diverse artists and executives from organizations in entertainment, sports, media, brands, technology and social justice.Elyse Frelinger
Twin Cities Pride
The Minnesota Timberwolves, Lynx and T-Wolves Gaming celebrate equality and inclusion at the Twin Cities Pride Parade on June 23 in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities Pride weekend attracts more than 400,000 people each summer.Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx
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