CFL announced that DON BARKER has retired as the league's
Dir of Officiating.  ROSS PERRIER has been named new Director
(CFL)....SUSAN BINFORD has been promoted to Exec VP of Public
Relations for Turner Entertainment Group.  She was formerly
Senior VP of Public Relations....LARRY GOODMAN has been named
Exec VP of News & Ops for Turner Broadcasting Sales.  Goodman was
Exec VP of Ops and Client Services....BUD GREENSPAN has signed to
produce a two-hour special on U.S. Olympic athletes for Turner
Original Productions (ELECTRONIC MEDIA, 5/1 issue)....Liberty
Sports appointed FRED MCCALLISTER to the position of VP/League
Ops and MARK FABER as VP/League Marketing.  McCallister will be
responsible for overseeing the operations of Liberty's future
league endeavors and Faber will develop marketing strategies for
those leagues (Liberty)....Lions VP/Marketing & Broadcasting BILL
KEENIST has added the ticket department to his duties (DETROIT
NEWS, 4/30)....SportsChannel New York announced that PETE
SILVERMAN is the new VP/Programming and Production (Bob Raissman,
N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 5/2).

     AVP star KENT STEFFES is one of PEOPLE's "50 Most Beautiful
People."  Steffes: "I've got nice toes, and clean toenails, which
is rare in beach volleyball" (PEOPLE, 5/8). ....ANDRE AGGASI has
unveiled plans for a music concert and dinner to benefit
children's charities supported by the Agassi Foundation
(ATP)....Citing the "overkill" of TV  figure skating exhibitions,
BRIAN BOITANO called for a tour similar to that of the PGA and a
skaters' union.  But he admitted problems:  "There are a lot of
people that can be bought for  a higher price" (AP/HOUSTON
CHRONICLE, 4/30).... Hornets Owner GEORGE SHINN denies "hinting"
that he is offering MICHAEL JORDAN a job with the team, but says,
"If he ever desires to come home [to NC] permanently, I might be
one of the people he'd want to see" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES,
4/30)....CHARLES BARKLEY says former Dream Team I mate MAGIC
JOHNSON should give other players a chance to play on Dream Team
III and drop his plans to play in '96.  Barkley: "It was a great
experience for me.  It was one of the highlights of my life.  But
I just think he should let other players experience that"
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 5/1).... Microsoft's BILL GATES will be
profiled in an NBC special, "Tycoon," set to air May 26
(PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/2).... Three men have been elected to
the NSGA Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame.  JOHN BRUNSWICK,
founder of the Brunswick Corp.; E. CLAUDE MANNING, founder of the
National Buying Syndicate; and CLIFFORD DICKMAN, President of
Kesslers Sport Shop.  They will be honored at a July 18 ceremony
(NSGA)....KI-JANA CARTER has signed on with Nike Sports
Management.  He brings the total number of athletic clients to 12
(Michael Heistand, USA TODAY, 5/2).