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Friday, December 2, 2022

Longtime NASCAR Managing Dir of Commercial Communications CHRIS TROPEANO is leaving after a decade to join N.Y.-based athlete stock market startup Mojo to lead its communications. MARC LORE and ALEX RODRIGUEZ are among Mojo's primary investors ( SBJ ). The Mariners named Guardians hitting...

Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Boston Athletic Association promoted COO JACK FLEMING to President & CEO.   Former BAA President & CEO TOM GRILK stepped down in February and Fleming has served as interim CEO since May 1. The appointment of Fleming "follows a five-month national search by the...

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The XFL named NBC Sports Group SVP/Programming & Rights Management WENDY BASS Chief Business & Legal Officer. Bass will oversee the Legal, People Operations and Technology departments and be responsible for the XFL's broadcast partnership with Disney and ESPN. She also will oversee the league's betting and...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Twins Chair JIM POHLAD is "stepping away from the day-to-day oversight of the team" and is promoting his nephew, EVP/Brand Strategy & Growth  JOE POHLAD , to Exec Chair. Joe Pohlad is the grandson of late Twins owner CARL POHLAD and the son of ...

Monday, November 28, 2022

The Marlins are promoting VP/Partnerships Development DAVID OXFELD to Chief Commercial Officer and VP/Finance & Accounting FRED KOCZWARA  to Chief Financial Officer. This news comes two weeks after the Marlins promoted COO   CAROLINE O'CONNOR to President of Business Operations. Oxfeld is a member...

Monday, November 28, 2022

BASKETBALL The Boston Celtics promoted KRISTEN KREBS to senior manager, marketing operations and advertising . BETTING Fanatics hired BRANDT IDEN ...

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Atlanta United FC named Sounders GM & President of Soccer GARTH LAGERWEY President & CEO. Lagerway signed a multiyear contract and will assume leadership of Atlanta United, Atlanta United 2 and the Atlanta United Academy effective today. He replaces DARREN EALES , who resigned to become CEO of...

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The Univ. of Alabama named former West Virginia AD  SHANE LYONS  Exec Deputy AD and COO. He previously served as Alabama Deputy AD under former ADs  MAL MOORE  and  BILL BATTLE  from 2011-15. Lyons last week " resigned under pressure " from his role at West Virginia ( AL.com,...

Monday, November 21, 2022

A's EVP/Baseball Operations  BILLY BEANE  is "moving to a new role as a senior advisor" to owner  JOHN FISHER . Beane will “provide Fisher with guidance on broader organizational matters” and “support the work of baseball operations." It marks a "formal handing-off of overseeing baseball operations by Beane, after...

Friday, November 18, 2022

Galway Holdings named former U.S. Soccer CEO  WILL WILSON  Chief Corporate Development Officer of Global Sports & Entertainment. Wilson  announced earlier this year  that he would be  stepping down in October  from his role with U.S. Soccer. Galway offers an integrated approach to wealth management, risk management and advice...