Fernando Medina / Orlando Magic Family members of the late Pat Williams, co-founder and longtime executive of the Orlando Magic, gathered on court Jan. 12 during a memorial in his honor. Williams died in July at age 84.
Delaware North At the Boston Bruins Black & Gold Gala benefiting the Boston Bruins Foundation on Jan. 15 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, Chairman Jeremy M. Jacobs (second from right) was recognized for 50 years of ownership of the team. He was joined by (from left) Bruins alum Patrice Bergeron, team captain Brad Marchand and Bruins alum Ray Bourque.
Fox Sports’ former midtown Manhattan haunt Langan’s, which closed in 2018, reopened recently at a new location on West 47th Street near Sixth Avenue. On Jan. 14, the official reopening party was held, and several former Fox Sports communications executives and staff attended. From left, Lou D’Ermilio of LOUD Communications, Ileana Peña of MLB, Alana Russo and Tim Buckman of Amazon Sports, and Vince Wladika of VMW Communications.
Learfield Learfield President of Sports Properties Kim Damron, President and CEO Cole Gahagan and EVP of Global Partnerships Shawn Hegan hosted partners and industry leaders Jan. 20 at the Learfield CFP party at STATS in Atlanta to celebrate the College Football Playoff National Championship.
LinkedIn Elevate executives Brian Gilroy, EVP of marketplace strategy; Alexa Huchingson, VP of business development and head of consulting; and Jonathan Marks, chief business officer of Elevate Marketplace, enjoyed a walk through Atlanta ahead of the championship game on Jan. 20.
Beat the Streets NCAA champion wrestler, coach and motivational speaker Anthony Robles (left) spent time in New York City with Beat The Streets, the largest inner-city wrestling program in the country, and its Executive Director Brendan Buckley, as part of his promotional tour for “Unstoppable,” a movie about his life released Jan. 16 on Prime Video.
Green and Gold Co-producer Davin Lindwall, Packers President Mark Murphy, actor Craig T. Nelson, co-producer Anders Lindwall and Culver’s restaurant chain co-founder Craig Culver gathered for the premiere of the upcoming film “Green and Gold” at the Lambeau Field Atrium on Jan. 4, prior to the Packers-Bears regular-season finale.
TNT Sports Host Lauren Jbara and analysts Candace Parker and Renee Montgomery, both former WNBA champions, offered opening night TNT studio coverage from Atlanta during the “Unrivaled Pregame Presented by B/R” on Jan. 17.
Unrivaled Unrivaled Commissioner Micky Lawler and Skylar Diggins-Smith, a player on the league’s Lunar Owls BC squad, pose for a photo at the Toast to Tip Off event Jan. 16 in Doral, Fla.
The USHL The Gaudreau family joined the Dubuque (Iowa) Fighting Saints on ice at ImOn Arena after the team retired Johnny Gaudreau’s No. 8 and celebrated the lives of Johnny, a seven-time NHL all-star, and and his brother, Matthew, who died Aug. 29 when they were struck by an SUV while riding bicycles in New Jersey. The Fighting Saints beat Sioux City in overtime for their sixth straight victory.
