Field unveiling
Representatives from Nolan Ryan’s RS3 Turf joined manufacturer ACT Global in the unveiling of the first NR34 premium synthetic turf field on Feb. 18 at West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas. From left: Dan Collier, region manager, ACT Global; RS3 COO J.J. Gottsch; RS3 founder Reid Ryan; General Sports Surfaces owner Hector Puentes; ACT Global CEO John Baize; RS3 owner Bret Sanders; RS3 President Garrett Reddehase; David Albritton, director of sales, RS3; Ryan Reid, director of baseball, ACT Global.Shelby Becker
Energy partnership
The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Feb. 25 a new sustainability partnership with PDC Machines, which will look to equip Lincoln Financial Field with green hydrogen energy through a SimpleFuel hydrogen refueling unit. From left: Eagles President Don Smolenski; Catherine Carlson, Eagles SVP, revenue and strategy; Kareem Afzal, PDC Machines, VP, business development; and Jim Petrecky, PDC Machines director of hydrogen energy, Americas.Philadelphia Eagles
Baseball in Arizona
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Feb. 15 during Fan Fest that “Baseball Day Arizona,” in partnership by Fox Sports Arizona and Arizona Interscholastic Association, will be on May 2. From left: AIA Executive Director David Hines; FS Arizona talent Brandon Webb, Mark Grace and Jody Jackson and SVP/GM Brian Hogan; Diamondbacks President/CEO Derrick Hall; Diamondbacks players who played at an Arizona high school, Arizona State or Arizona; and FS Arizona’s Steve Berthiaume.Sarah Sachs / Arizona Diamondbacks
Make-A-Wish support
Syracuse University’s Sport Management Club presented a check to representatives from Make-A-Wish Central New York on Feb. 11 during a men’s basketball game at the Carrier Dome. The money was raised from the club’s 15th annual Charity Sports Auction. From left: Kate Veley; Make-A-Wish CNY’s director of corporate philanthropy; auction co-chair Caroline Johnson; club president Sam Marteka; and Make-A-Wish CNY President/CEO Diane Kuppermann.Jakob Fox / Falk College, Department of Sport Management at Syracuse University
Celebrating Willie
Monumental Sports & Entertainment partner Earl Stafford hosted a private screening of the documentary “Willie” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Feb. 20 in Washington, D.C. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring (from left) NHL veteran and moderator Anson Carter; Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League and the subject of the documentary; producer Bryant McBride; director/producer Laurence Mathieu-Leger; and Damon Williams, sports curator at NMAAHC.Stephen Gosling Photography
Kings on the mountain
Members of the L.A. Kings staff gathered at 7 Falls in Colorado Springs, Colo., prior to 2020 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game between the Kings and Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 15 at the U.S. Air Force Academy.LA Kings
Gaming summit
From the FTW: For the Women Gaming Summit presented by Spectacor Gaming and Nerd Street Gamers on Feb. 13 in Philadelphia: Danielle Cohn, moderator and head of LIFT Labs/VP of entrepreneurial engagement, Comcast NBCUniversal; Jessica David, director of marketing, SeventySix Capital; Paige Funk, director of marketing, Nerd Street Gamers; Heather “sapphiRe” Garozzo, VP, marketing, Dignitas; and Julie Truong, director of business operations, Philadelphia Fusion.SeventySix Capital
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