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| Sports Event of the Year, presented by Lisa Borders, WNBA
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2016 Indianapolis 500
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| Athletic Director of the Year, presented by David Levy, Turner
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Dan Radakovich, Clemson University
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| Sports Breakthrough of the Year, presented by Tony Ponturo, Turnkey Sports & Entertainment. Pictured: Michael Rubin.
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Fanatics
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| Best Talent Representation of the Year, presented by Jennifer Storms, NBC Sports Group. Pictured: Howie Nuchow.
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CAA Sports
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| Sports Sponsor of the Year, presented by Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Univision Deportes
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JPMorgan Chase
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| Best in Sports Technology, presented by Dawn Aponte, RSE Ventures. Pictured: James Carwana.
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Intel
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| Best in Mobile Fan Experience, presented by Dawn Aponte, RSE Ventures. Pictured: Brad Griffith.
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Gametime
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| Best in Digital Sports Media, presented by Stephanie McMahon, WWE. Pictured: Rick Cordella.
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NBC Sports Group
JUDGES PANEL
Independent, outside judges sat on various committees to help determine the winners of the 2017 Sports Business Awards. Earlier this month, the committees met and deliberated on 15 of the 17 categories. The following are the judges and their respective committees. Two categories (Athletic Director and Sports Executive) were selected solely by a SportsBusiness Journal/Daily editorial committee.
❚ Dawn Aponte, RSE Ventures (Mobile, Social, Technology)
❚ Laurence Applebaum, Golf Canada (Breakthrough, Digital Media, Media)
❚ Chuck Baker, O’Melveny & Myers (Event, Facility, League, Team)
❚ Sharon Byers, American Cancer Society (Event, Facility, League, Team)
❚ Susan Cohig, National Hockey League (Corporate Consulting, Event Marketing, Property Consulting, Talent Representation)
❚ Don Cornwell, PJT Partners (Breakthrough, Digital Media, Media, Sponsor)
❚ Derrick Heggans, Global Sports and Entertainment Business Academies (Mobile, Social, Technology)
❚ Arlen Kantarian, Kantarian Sports Group (Event, Facility, League, Team)
❚ Vada O. Manager, Manager Global Consulting Group (Corporate Consulting, Event Marketing, Property Consulting, Talent Representation)
❚ Alex Martins, Orlando Magic (Breakthrough, Digital Media, Media, Sponsor)
❚ Jacqueline Parkes, MTV, VH1 and Logo (Breakthrough, Media, Sponsor)
❚ Neal Pilson, Pilson Communications (Event, Facility, League, Team)
❚ Tony Ponturo, Turnkey Sports (Corporate Consulting, Event Marketing, Property Consulting, Talent Representation)
❚ Russell Scibetti, Kore Software (Mobile, Social, Technology)
❚ Michael Trager, The Trager Group (Mobile, Social, Technology)
❚ Glenn Wong, Arizona State University (Corporate Consulting, Event Marketing, Property Consulting, Talent Representation)
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| Best in Sports Social Media, presented by Len Perna, Turnkey Sports & Entertainment
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Chicago Bulls
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| Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services, presented by Tom Ricketts, Chicago Cubs
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AEG Global Partnerships
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| Sports Team of the Year, presented by Lisa Baird, U.S. Olympic Committee
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Chicago Cubs
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| Best in Sports Event and Experiential Marketing, presented by Len Perna, Turnkey Sports & Entertainment
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Engine Shop
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| Sports Facility of the Year, presented by Angela Ruggiero, Sports Innovation Lab. Pictured: Vivek Ranadive and members of the Kings organization.
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Golden 1 Center
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| Sports Executive of the Year, presented by Dick Ebersol
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Tom Ricketts
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| Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services, presented by Susan Cohig, National Hockey League
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Momentum Worldwide
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| Best in Sports Media, presented by Gary Stevenson, Major League Soccer. Pictured: Mark Lazarus.
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NBC Sports Group
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| Sports League of the Year, presented by George Pyne, Bruin Sports Capital. Pictured: Rob Manfred
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Major League Baseball
