BFA Natalia Diamante Bryant, daughter of the late Kobe Bryant, and New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu attended the WME Oscar Party on March 10 at the Hearst Estate in Beverly Hills, Calif.
DraftKings Former NBA player Brian Scalabrine and U.S. Olympic gold medalist gymnast Aly Raisman joined DraftKings co-founders Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, along with members of the executive leadership team and board, on March 10 to celebrate the launch of mobile sports betting in the company’s home state of Massachusetts. From left: Travis Dunn, Corey Gottlieb, Jen Aguiar, Graham Walters, Ezra Kucharz, Stephanie Sherman, Kalish, Robins, Scalbrine, Valarie Mosley, Jason Park, Ryan Moore, Liberman, Raisman.
LPGA The LPGA’s Becky Newell, New Jersey state Sen. Anthony Bucco and New York Knicks GM Scott Perry, who was the guest speaker, attended the Cognizant Founders Cup kickoff reception at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., on Feb. 23. The LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup will take place May 10-14, and pays tribute to the 13 founding members of the LPGA.
Los Angeles Chargers / Ty Nowell Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer; Steven Latham, creator of the PBS series “Shelter Me”; Annette Ramirez of Los Angeles Animal Services; L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian; former Chargers player and Chargers Impact Fund board member Larry English; and Chargers long snapper Josh Harris celebrated the re-opening of renovated Play Yards on March 4 at the East Valley Animal Shelter in Van Nuys, a project made possible by a donation from the Chargers Impact Fund.
Courtesy of Chase for Business Three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey spoke to Denver-area small business owners about leadership during The Experience: Denver, hosted by Chase for Business, an exclusive, all-day expo for local business leaders, at Mile High Station on March 2.
Tom Glick, president of business at Chelsea Football Club, and Jeff Staubach, son of Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Roger Staubach, recently met during a Chelsea-Everton match at Stamford Bridge on March 19.
Sports Management Worldwide From Sports Management Worldwide’s Football Career Conference on March 2 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis: SMWW founder and President Lynn Lashbrook, Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman and and ESPN analyst and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik dicsuss the the life of a general manager.
Nicole Pereira Women in Sports and Events held its 27th annual WISE Women of the Year Awards Luncheon on March 15 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City honoring the 2023 recipients. From left: Carla Williams, AD, University of Virginia; Andrea Brimmer, chief marketing and PR officer, Ally Financial; Monica McNutt, ESPN, luncheon emcee; Hillary Mandel, EVP/Head of Americas, IMG Media; Jill Gregory, EVP/GM, Sonoma Raceway; and Kathleen Francis, national board chair and president of WISE.
