Cincinnati Open The Cincinnati Open held a celebration of the topping out on its $260 million transformation of the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Nov. 19. From left: Ohio Rep. Adam Mathews, Mason Vice Mayor Ashley Chance, Warren County Commissioner Dave Young, Beemok Sports & Entertainment President Bob Moran, Cincinnati Open Capital Projects Director Jansen Dell and Barton Malow SVP Sean Hollister.
WME WME Co-Chairman Christian Muirhead; Peyton Manning; Mark Shapiro, president/COO of Endeavor and TKO; and Joey Lee, co-head of WME Nashville, pose for a photo at the CMA Awards After Party on Nov. 20.
nwsl-party-grant-tamia-hill Basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia Hill, investors in NWSL champion Orlando Pride, attended the Just Women’s Sports NWSL Championship Party presented by Delta on Nov. 22 in Kansas City. (Imagn)
Imagn Images / Joshua Duboff NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman (far left); Lauren Holiday (second from right), an Olympic gold medalist, World Cup champion and NWSL champion; and Nationwide EVP/CMO Ramon Jones (far right) present the 2024 Lauren Holiday Impact Award, presented by Nationwide, to Bay FC defender Jen Beattie during halftime at the NWSL Championship on Nov. 23 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City.
Pro Sports Assembly Members of Pro Sports Assembly’s C-Suite Circle 2024 cohort made their final capstone presentations on Nov. 22 as part of NWSL Championship weekend. From left: Kristin Frade, partner, Novus Global (presenting sponsor); judges Alex Silverman of SBJ; Malar Patel of Google; Kari Goodwin of Nolan Partners; and Janet Breitenbach of Novus Global; and winning team members Starr Jamison of Oak View Group; Marina Carpenter of Navigate; captain Ryan Bishara of LAFC; Trennis Jones of Austin FC; Jeff Fong of the San Francisco 49ers and Roman Oben of the NFL.
Gwendolyn Hanlon / Tavits Photography First Tee honored Paul Fireman (center), co-founder of Liberty National Golf Club and former chairman of Reebok, with its Lifetime Achievement Award during a celebration Nov. 20 at the organization’s biennial Network Summit in Phoenix. Dan Fireman (left), Liberty National co-founder/president and Paul’s son, and First Tee CEO Greg McLaughlin presented the award.
Kat Goduco Photo Crew The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm unveiled the 11th Good Neighbor Club on Nov. 14 at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in West Atlanta. From left: Hawks CEO Steve Koonin; Nick Ressler, VP, strategic planning; guard Vit Krejci; C.T. Martin student Jeremiah Hughey; Andrew Saltzman, president of business enterprise/chief commercial officer; City Council Member Andrea Boone; David Lee, EVP, external affairs, and executive director, Atlanta Hawks Foundation; Mayor Andre Dickens; Greg Clay, commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services; State Farm SVP Allyson Watts; Parks and Recreation Commissioner Justin Cutler; and Hawks owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz.
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips was a keynote speaker and awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Savannah Bananas owner Emily Cole received the Pioneer in Sport and Entertainment honor Nov. 14 at the SEVT Conference, hosted by the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management program at the University of South Carolina.
