Vanessa Bryant will be honored as a leading woman in sports for the Super Bowl

Vanessa Bryant arrives on the Baby2Baby Gala on Nov. 13, 2021, in West Hollywood, Calif. Bryant, the widow of the late Kobe Bryant, can be acknowledged as one of many main ladies in sports activities on the “Sports activities Energy Brunch: Celebrating the Most Highly effective Girls in Sports activities” throughout Tremendous Bowl week on Feb. 8 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Vanessa Bryant can be honored as one of the vital recognizable ladies in sports activities forward of the Tremendous Bowl.

The information: Bryant — the widow of the late Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash nearly two years in the past — can be celebrating the upcoming annual occasion, “Sports activities Energy Brunch: Celebrating the Most Highly effective Girls in Sports activities.”

• The celebration will occur in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 8.
• She's going to obtain the “Be Your Personal Champion Award” for her management within the Mamba & Mambacita Sports activities Basis, in accordance with The Related Press.

The larger image: Vanessa Bryant has been caught in an ongoing authorized battle with Los Angeles County after deputies with the Los Angeles Police Division reportedly leaked graphic pictures from the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, their daughter, Gianna Bryant, together with seven others.

One observe to go: On Jan. 26, California artist Dan Medina positioned a 160-pound statue on the hill above Calabasas, California, the place the helicopter crash occurred.

• The statue included the names of all of the victims, together with Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester and her daughter, Payton, John Altobelli, spouse Keri and daughter Alyssa, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.