ESPNW’s world-class athletes
From the espnW: Women + Sports Summit on Oct. 21 at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, Calif.: Jamaican track and field sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Icelandic CrossFit athlete Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir, WWE Raw women’s champion Becky Lynch and Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage.Daniel Stark / ESPN Images
Executive-In-Residence
From David Stern’s Executive-in-Residence visit at UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management on Oct. 16: Todd McCormack, son of Mark McCormack; Janet Fink, McCormack Department of Sport Management chair; NBA Commissioner Emeritus Stern; Associate Department Chair Steve McKelvey; Carolanne McAuliffe, NBA VP of marketing and UMass alum; and Lisa Masteralexis, Isenberg School of Management senior associate dean.Ben Barnhart
49ers’ 1st and Bowl
Hannah Gordon, San Francisco 49ers chief administrative officer and general counsel; 49ers senior reporter Keiana Martin, NFL Network’s MJ Acosta; and NBC Sports Bay Area’s Laura Britt participated in the team’s second annual 1st and Bowl on Oct. 15 at Bowlmor Cupertino. The event raised over $60,000 for the 49ers Foundation.San Francisco 49ers
Philly special
Philadelphia Eagles players Matt Pryor (far left) and Jalen Mills (far right) joined Santander Bank executives Dave Thompson, district executive for the North, and Julie Vetack, director of community partnership, in presenting Barbara Dussinger and her football teammates at Thomas Edison High School with new protective pads and Eagles merchandise and game tickets on Oct. 14. Bob Williams Photography
Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala
Trek Bicycle President John Burke became the first Champion For Equality Award recipient, and Sheila Johnson, Washington Mystics managing partner and Salamander Hotels and Resorts founder and CEO, accepted the Billie Jean King Leadership Award on Oct. 16 at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 40th annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.getty images
The Shadow League Awards
From the 6th annual Shadow League Awards presented by AT&T Humanity of Connection on Oct. 10 at The Edison Ballroom in NYC: Honoree Tina Charles, WNBA All-Star; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.; Revolt TV’s Eboni K. Williams, who served as emcee; Corey Smith, head of diversity and inclusion at Major League Baseball; honoree Charece Williams-Gee, PepsiCo head of basketball marketing; Yussuf Khan, GM/SVP of The Shadow League; and honoree Maria Taylor, ESPN host/reporter.Antoine DeBrill
Ryan Foundation Dinner & Auction
From the Nolan Ryan Foundation Dinner & Auction on Oct. 1 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas: Ryan-Sanders Baseball COO J.J. Gottsch; Reid Ryan, Houston Astros president of business operations; Nolan Ryan; fellow Astros hall of famers Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell; and Ryan-Sanders CEO Reese Ryan.Julia Price
Class time
Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Jamie Dinan and President Peter Feigin spoke to classes at Harvard Business School on Oct. 16 about the rise of the Bucks organization since the new ownership group of Marc Lasry, Wes Edens and Dinan purchased the team in 2014.
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