All-star game

• SANFORD, Fla., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect Game , the world's largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a partnership with Soldier Sports to make the Solider TANK bat the official aluminum and composite bat of Perfect Game.
• As part of the agreement, Soldier Sports will have an exclusive presence at nearly all of Perfect Game's 9,500+ annual events, including Perfect Game's annual All-Star Game which features baseball's future stars.
• "At Perfect Game, we pride ourselves on being a forward-thinking company that is always looking to help our athletes improve in any way possible," said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger.
• "Perfect Game has an amazing platform to tell the world about the Soldier TANK bat," said Jeff Evans, founder and CEO of Soldier Sports.

• THE YOGI BERRA MUSEUM & LEARNING CENTER TO HOST SCREENING OF “YOGI BERRA: IT AIN’T OVER” ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023 AT THE JACKIE ROBINSON MUSEUM
  Delving into the extraordinary lives of Yogi Berra and Jackie Robinson, the event features a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary and a panel discussion to highlight Berra's unparalleled career in baseball and beyond
  (New York, NY – October 30, 2023)- The Jackie Robinson Museum (JRM) and the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host an exclusive film screening of Yogi Berra: It Ain’t Over on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 amidst the backdrop of the Museum’s 4,000 artifacts.
• “We are delighted to facilitate such an invigorating conversation that celebrates two baseball legends,” said Della Britton Baeza, President & CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which facilitates JRM.
• Distinguished sports journalist, Lindsay Berra who brings her unique perspective as Yogi Berra’s granddaughter, sharing her family's insights on the legendary catcher.
• Former Army captain and director of "Yogi Berra: It Ain't Over," Sean Mullin uses the film to explore Berra’s multi-faceted life and celebrate his achievements.

• LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaylen Brown is set to play in the highly anticipated BIG3 All-Star Game in London, UK at the O2 Arena on Saturday, August 26th.
• Brown will be playing to support local charity, London Youth which aims to support and improve the lives of London's youth through their network of community organizations.
• BIG3 will match Jaylen's donation to the organization to further bring awareness to the global causes Jaylen supports.
• Superstar Jaylen Brown Plays in BIG3's All-Star Game Today!

• Ron DeSantis over LGBTQ rights and whether those rights should be acknowledged – let alone taught – in schools has spurred an unlikely alliance between progressives and one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies.
• Progressive groups such as The Human Rights Campaign have welcomed Disney to their cause, while progressive columnists at The Daily Beast and MSNBC have cheered Disney’s recent lawsuit against DeSantis.
• Disney v. DeSantis raises questions of how advocates of free speech and democracy should approach a situation when a corporation joins their side.

Power to persuade

• Corporations spend billions of dollars each year to lobby Congress and billions more lobbying state legislators.
• They finance think tanks and foundations that promote their views and interests.
• Progressives have blasted the decision for unleashing torrents of corporate cash that they say is corrupting the political system.
• In the statement that caused trouble with DeSantis, Disney showed itself a reasonable partner for advocates of LGBTQ rights.

Politics and profits

• Corporations’ loyalties tend to lie with profits and shareholders, and the political principles that companies embrace may get quickly discarded when profits are threatened.
• The Vanguard Group’s retreat from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative to reduce carbon emissions when it felt pressure from investors reveals this vulnerability.
• But because corporations are market-oriented, they can be even more inconsistent allies than is usually the case with politicians, parties and interest groups.
• Thus, conservatives were staggered to learn that Chick-fil-A, a reliable supporter of conservative causes, hired a vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.