Sixers Dir of Player Personnel GENE SHUE has also been named
assistant GM (PHILA. INQUIRER, 9/17)....Orioles owner PETER
ANGELOS approved the consideration of assistant GM DOUG MELVIN in
Rangers President TOM SCHIEFFER's "very preliminary search" to
replace TOM GRIEVE (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/17)....The Orioles own
staffing changes might include switching GM ROLAND HEMOND to vice
chair and bumping assistant GM FRANK ROBINSON to GM.   (Baltimore
SUN, 9/18)....Event operations manager SCOTT KIRKPATRICK has been
made VP at Kemper Sports Marketing (CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS,
9/12 issue).

     Bruce McNall, the former owner of the L.A. Kings and Toronto
Argonauts, "repeatedly invoked the fifth amendment" when asked
during a bankruptcy proceeding if he had secreted funds overseas.
When questioned if he had transferred large sums of money to bank
accounts in Switzerland, England, and Liechtenstein, McNall chose
not to answer (Jim Tranquada, L.A. DAILY NEWS, 9/17).  McNall is
mired in "bankruptcy proceedings and the FBI is looking into his
role in the disappearance of $3.3M in ancient coins from a fund
he managed" (Sallie Hofmeister, NEW YORK TIMES, 9/19).

     In a "Sports Center" interview, JIM BROWN expressed
disapproval of the NFL's "embarassing pension plan" and lack of
conversation about retired players (ESPN, 9/18)....In New York,
Gary Myers reports on NFLPA Exec Dir GENE UPSHAW'S new six-year,
$6M contract.  Upshaw was recently re-elected to a 30-year term,
but his contract covers employment for six years.  He made about
$500,000 a year under his previous deal (N.Y. DAILY NEWS,
9/18)....PETE ROZELLE was interviewed in the N.Y. TIMES.  Asked
what the biggest change in pro football was: "It's obviously more
litigious."  Asked why an antitrust exemption would be so
important to the NFL: "The exemption would be wonderful because
of the unique status of a sports league -- you have to have rules
to run a sports league" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/18)....U.S. NEWS profiles
Cowboys owner JERRY JONES.  Jones recently "angered" some other
NFL owners by suggesting each franchise market its own logo and
retain part of the profits.  Browns owner ART MODELL argues NFL
licensing forms many national ad campaigns and Jones' plan would
allow advertisers to invest in individual markets, eventually
fragmenting the league's national TV contract.  Jones also upset
owners by signing corporate sponsorships to allow "exclusive
access" to his players and team facilities.  Jones doesn't intend
to share this money because the logo is not directly involved.
Broncos owner PAT BOWLEN calls Jones' move a "grey area" that the
"league is going to have to address" (U.S. NEWS, 9/26 issue).