William Taft was the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game (April 14, 1910, National Park in Washington, D.C.).

The process of bestowing gifts on college football players and coaches participating in bowl games has evolved over the decades from duffle bags and T-shirts to customized items and experiences.

MLB clubs combined to hand out more than 12.6 million game-day giveaways last season across 748 general admission and 1,145 exclusive specialty-ticket packages, according to Sports Business Journal’s 10-month analysis of each team’s full-season promotional schedule.

Born: Sept. 3, 1955, in Lynwood, Calif.

Family: Wife, Gail; five children: Dr. James F. Policy, pediatric orthopedic surgeon practice and adjunct professor at Stanford Medical School; Daniel A. Policy, attorney and business consultant; Edward R. Policy, Green Bay Packers president and CEO; Kerry Policy Groth, works in hospitality and spec...

January 2015: George Pyne launches Bruin Sports Capital with $250 million in funding from advertising firm WPP, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Aston Villa FC executive chairman Nassef Sawiris, among others.

Education: Syracuse University (1980), B.S., communications (broadcast journalism); Marquette University (1991), MBA (marketing)

Education: Brandeis University, B.A., economics and sociology (1974); participated in basketball and track; Boston College Law School, J.D. (1977)

With so many key figures in the world of women’s sports joining us in New York last week for Game Changers, we couldn’t pass up the chance to get their thoughts on what they see as the biggest opportunity for growth in the next five years.

Launches the College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in New Orleans. The event has been title-sponsored by State Farm since 2005.