Snapshots of events, conferences, parties and announcements from across the sports business industry.
03.10.2025
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AN ARTIST AND AN ATHLETE Maxwell Pearce, a mixed media artist and Harlem Globetrotter, was joined by his grandmother, Lovely Hill, at the Harlem Fine Arts Show at the Glasshouse in Manhattan on Feb. 22. Pearce created his art pieces using shoelaces and basketball netting to replicate the Ebony covers on which his grandmother, a former model, was featured. (John Meore)
VETERANS SHOWCASE The Kids Hockey Club (Virginia), Marines Ice Hockey (North Carolina), Guardians Hockey Club (California) and Chattahoochee Valley Warriors (Georgia) competed in Navy Federal Credit Union’s Veterans Showcase on Feb. 28 at OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rink Easton in Columbus as part of the Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series. (Navy Federal Credit Union)
GIRLS TAKE THE ICE ESPN sportscaster Emily Kaplan (left) moderated a panel discussion featuring PWHL SVP Amy Scheer; former professional player Blake Bolden; Columbus Blue Jackets SVP/CMO Kathryn Dobbs; Uplift Sports and Entertainment CEO Brianna Salvatore Dueck; and Haley Skarupa, a former professional player and current head scout for the U.S. women’s national hockey team, at a luncheon organized by the NHL Foundation, ESPN and Ohio State’s LiFEsports (Learning in Fitness and Education) program on Feb. 28 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The Columbus Ice Hockey Club was announced as the recipient of the $50,000 NHL Foundation Empowerment Grant for Girls Hockey. (Andrea Cardin / NHLI via Getty Images)
THE COWTOWN HITS FORT WORTH Dale Klose, PNC Bank Southwest and Mountain Territory executive, joined Heidi Swartz, executive director of the Cowtown Marathon, on Feb. 23 for the 47th running of The Cowtown at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. PNC is a presenting sponsor of the event, which includes ultra, marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K races. (PNC Bank)
BASEBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREPS FOR APRIL DEBUT Leaders of the Baseball Champions League participants met Feb. 13 in Mexico City to outline the event, which will be held in Mexico starting April 13. (From left) Ajax Delgado, first VP, Nicaragua Baseball Federation; America Association of Professional Baseball Commissioner Joshua E. Schaub; Puerto Rico Baseball Federation President José Quiles Rosas; Horacio de la Vega, Mexican Baseball League executive president; BCL Commissioner Guillermo Ramírez; Curaçao Baseball Federation President Jedrek Magdalena; Jorge del Valle, VP, Mexico City Diablos Rojos; and Carlos Martín Álvarez, GM, Cuba’s Serie Nacional. (American Association Media)
NCAA EMERGING LEADERS The NCAA invited more than 200 young leaders to Indianapolis Feb. 5-7 for the 2025 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar. Graduate assistants and interns from NCAA schools, conference offices and affiliate organizations attended daily sessions centered around leadership and professional development. (NCAA Photos)
NATIONAL SPORTS FORUM AWARDS Award winners at the National Sports Forum at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on Feb. 23-25: CASE CUP
George Washington University students Juan Carlos Barreiro, Nina Tedesco, Pablo Dragnic and Jette Davidson made up the winning NSF 2025 Case Cup team. Students competed in a 24-hour multidisciplinary case study designed to replicate the fast-paced environment of working in the sports industry. (Christy Seaver)
NATIONAL SPORTS FORUM AWARDS Award winners at the National Sports Forum at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on Feb. 23-25: PROJECT POSSIBLE
Sean O’Hara (left), VP, partnerships at Elevate, and Project Possible founder Bonner Paddock (right) present Brian Oates, executive director of sales for the New England Patriots/Kraft Sports & Entertainment, with the Project Possible award, which recognizes an individual in the sports and entertainment industry who goes above and beyond to better their community. (Christy Seaver)
NATIONAL SPORTS FORUM AWARDS Award winners at the National Sports Forum at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on Feb. 23-25: SAMMY AWARD
NSF President Ron Seaver presents the SAMMY (Sales Advertising Marketing Management Idea of the Year) award to Matt Walker, partnership activation manager for the Cleveland Browns, for the “Stop the Streak” Sweepstakes, in partnership with Dude Wipes. (Christy Seaver)
LAVER CUP COMING TO SAN FRANCISCO Laver Cup Chairman Tony Godsick and Team World Captain Andre Agassi visited the Bay Area on Feb. 23 to promote Laver Cup 2025, which is scheduled for Sept. 19-21 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. (Laver Cup)
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