The World League of American Football appointed MARC
LORY as its President and CEO.  The WLAF is scheduled to resume
in April after a two year hiatus (THE DAILY, 9/14). ....PAUL
FARNSWORTH was named coordinating producer of The Golf Channel.
He was producer for HBO Sports and Madison Square Garden
(ELECTRONIC MEDIA, 9/12 issue)....TERRY RYAN was named the next
GM of the Twins, with BILL SMITH continuing as the assistant GM
(Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 9/14).....Eagles VP SUZI BRAMAN,
daughter of former owner NORMAN BRAMAN, resigned her position
yesterday to pursue "her own business ventures."  Braman was in
charge of corporate sponsorship (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 9/14).

      CHARLES BARKLEY plans to run for governor of Alabama as a
Republican in four years and has sought support from RUSH
LIMBAUGH and DAN QUAYLE (mult., 9/13)....JENNIFER CAPRIATI is
planning to return to the tennis tour in October. She has
requested wild cards for two tournaments in Germany" (Robin
Roberts, "SportsCenter," ESPN, 9/13)....     BERNARD MARCUS,
Chair and CEO of Home Depot was interviewed on CNN's Moneyline.
"Our key was we told people you didn't want to just maintain your
house, you wanted to do something better to it" ("Moneyline,"
9/13)....JOSE CANSECO will head up a campaign to raise toys and
sports equipment for Cuban raft children currently detained in
Cuba and Panama.  Canseco will coordinate a telethon on a Miami
Spanish-language radio station and deliver the toys October 6
("SportsCenter," ESPN, 9/13).