DENNIS GILBERT, President of the Beverly Hills Sports
     Council (BHSC) is retiring after 15 years as a sports agent. 
     The partners, JEFF BORRIS, RICK THURMAN, DANIEL HORWITS and
     DANIEL LOZANO will continue to represent Gilbert's clients. 
     Gilbert's clients include BARRY BONDS, BOBBY BONILLA, JOSE
     CANSECO, RICKEY HENDERSON and MIKE PIAZZA (THE DAILY).
     Gilbert represented "more than 60" MLBers in his career and
     was ranked No. 24 on BASEBALL AMERICA's '97 Power Brokers
     list.  Gilbert said that he felt "the time was right" to
     "re-evaluate everything," but that he "still will be
     involved with baseball."  He his spending $300,000 to help
     pay for an L.A. baseball complex (BASEBALL AMERICA, 2/16). 

          ALLAN BRISTOW has agreed to step down as Nuggets
     VP/Basketball Operations. Assistant Coach MICHAEL D'ANTONI
     was named Interim GM while a search is conducted (ESPN
     SportsZone, 2/5)....BOB NICHOLSON was named President of the
     Canadian Hockey Association (TORONTO SUN, 2/3)....Millsport
     promoted DARLENE CHAN to Senior Account Exec from Account
     Exec.  In addition, JONATHAN DUBOW has joined Millsport as
     Account Supervisor from ProServ (Millsport).

          In a statement released yesterday, MIKE TYSON said, "I
     have taken control of my own affairs, both personal and
     business.  I have hired new attorneys and accountants who
     report directly to me.  I have formed Mike Tyson Enterprises
     and I am in the process of moving forward with my life"
     (CNN/SI, 2/4).  NEWSDAY's Greg Logan writes that DON KING's
     "worst fears apparently have come true" as Tyson "has
     engaged high-powered Hollywood attorney, JOHN BRANCA, who
     has represented MICHAEL JACKSON and the ROLLING STONES, to
     handle his affairs."  Branca "has dispatched letters of
     termination to Tyson's co-managers, JOHN HORNE and RORY
     HOLLOWAY, and Tyson has made it clear to several people in
     the boxing business that he wants to ends his relationship
     with King."  But Logan adds that reports that Tyson is "near
     broke appear to be vastly exaggerated" (NEWSDAY, 2/5). 
     Tyson's statement was issued by JEFF WALD, an L.A. music
     entrepreneur, who has teamed with IRVING AZOFF in recent
     promotions for GEORGE FOREMAN.  In N.Y., Michael Katz
     reports that Tyson "contractually owes" King four fights and
     Showtime "about the same."  But Branca said that he
     "believes there is a way out."  Katz adds that Tyson
     "reportedly also is talking to wannabe promoter MAGIC
     JOHNSON" regarding a possible role (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/5).
          KING'S THINGS: In a statement, King said, "I love Mike
     and he knows it.  But there are often outside forces and
     individuals that will try to capitalize on Mike's
     frustration" (Chris Thorne, Newark STAR-LEDGER, 2/5). 

          JIM TAYLOR has resigned his position as Dir Corporate &
     Community affairs with the Blazers and accepted a job as    
     Venue Dir for the '99 FIFA Women's World Cup, according to
     Ken Vance of the COLUMBIAN.  Taylor will direct all
     operations, sales, marketing and public relations for the
     three first-round doubleheaders scheduled at Portland's
     Civic Stadium in June '99 (Washington COLUMBIAN, 2/3).
          SEE THE MAN MULCAHY: The appointment of ROBERT MULCAHY
     to AD at Rutgers Univ. "represented a victory" for NJ Gov.
     CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, who wanted Mulcahy for the post and
     overcame "resistance" from Univ. President DR. FRANCIS
     LAWRENCE, according to Frank Litsky of the N.Y. TIMES. 
     Mulcahy agreed to a three-year contract paying $185,000 a
     year.  His NJSEA job pays $182,875.  NJSEA Chair RAYMOND
     BATEMAN said that DENNIS ROBINSON, the authority's CFO,
     would become acting president (N.Y. TIMES, 2/5).