Sports Sponsorships

NEW YORK — Colgate-Palmolive is promoting its new Speed Stick Gear line of antiperspirants by partnering with Cole Whitt, American stock car driver and Rookie of the Year candidate in the 2014 Nascar Sprint Cup Series.   

As part of this new partnership, Speed Stick Gear has become the primary sponsor of Whitt's No. 26 car for Swan Racing during the 2014 Daytona 500.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Designer Whey on Wednesday partnered with beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, who will serve as brand ambassador.

RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks got a surprise when they returned to clean out their lockers at their training facilities. Coca-Cola distributed commemorative, limited-edition cans of Coke Zero that featured the team logo, which mark the first world championship in the Seattle Seahawks’ history.

BARCELONA, Spain — Procter & Gamble’s male grooming brand Gillette has tapped Lionel “Leo” Messi to be the new global face of its upcoming international soccer campaign.

Gillette also has become a partner of the Leo Messi Foundation to support its mission. Gillette’s partnership with Messi will launch the brand’s “Inner Steel” campaign.

BOSTON — As Procter & Gamble pays homage to moms for picking their kids back up after every fall in the latest installment of its “Thank You, Mom” campaign, P&G’s Gillette brand is honoring dads with the launch of its new Raising an Olympian short film titled “Keep Your Head Up.”

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J — M&M's World in Times Square and WFAN, a 24-hour all-sports radio station, will partner to offer a live broadcast for more than 12 hours each day from Monday, Jan. 27 to Friday, Jan. 31.

Fans and visitors to the store will be able to watch the broadcast from Boomer & Carton, Benigno & Roberts and Mike Francesa, complete with their athlete and celebrity guests, when the store opens at 9 a.m. Boomer & Carton will begin their show at 6 a.m.

ST. LOUIS — Bud Light is launching a "Stay in the Game" campaign that will help fans to make smart choices during Super Bowl XLVIII. 

"At Bud Light, we take pride in being a leader in encouraging consumers to drink responsibly," Rob McCarthy, VP Bud Light, said. "'Stay in the Game' is designed to connect with and inspire fans to make smart decisions on Super Bowl Sunday."

BOSTON — With Super Bowl XLVIII only weeks away, Procter & Gamble’s Gillette has announced the chance for football fans to score last-minute tickets to The Big Game.

Gillette is asking fans to “Shave Paint Win” — shave, proudly paint their face in support of their team and then share their picture on Twitter for a chance to win tickets, travel and hotel accommodations for Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2.