ABC Exec VP/Production BRIAN MCANDREWS "is moving to
     the East Coast to become the executive in charge of ABC
     Sports," according to Stephen Battaglio of the HOLLYWOOD
     REPORTER.  McAndrews will become Exec VP/GM of ABC Sports
     and report to ESPN CEO/ABC Sports President STEVE BORNSTEIN
     starting on March 17.  Battaglio: "The appointment comes at
     a time when the future of ABC Sports as a separate entity
     has been in question.  ABC recently moved its top ABC Sports
     programming executive DAVID DOWNS to another position within
     the television network, and the position is not going to be
     filled."  ABC President ROBERT IGER is also reportedly
     "looking at ways to merge the operations" of the ABC Sports
     division with ESPN.  Sports Dir of Media Relations MARK
     MANDEL said McAndrews will "oversee the day-to-day
     operation" of the sports division and that his move has
     "nothing to do with accelerating any kind of action" between
     ABC Sports and ESPN (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 3/9). 

          ACC Properties named LISA CONNELLY Dir of Marketing
     (GOULD MEDIA, 3/6)....FL-based golf management and marketing
     company Executive Sports Int'l has formed ESI Canada with a
     new office in Toronto.  The operation will be led by Managing
     Dir PERI LUEL, while STEVE MARSHMAN and MARC JULIEN will be
     Account Managers.  CHRIS BELL was named Account Exec and SUE
     LAVIOLETTE will be the Office Manager.  A Dir of Corporate
     Sales & Marketing will be named later (Executive Sports). 

          DON KING, interviewed by Showtime's JIM GRAY, on the
     lawsuit filed against him by MIKE TYSON.  King, asked whether
     he betrayed Tyson's trust: "Absolutely not.  I might say this
     is a totally meritless lawsuit. ... I'm terribly hurt and
     disappointed that he would allow himself to be used in such a
     manner to make an assault on me" (Showtime)....Yankees SS
     DEREK JETER continues to be linked romantically to MARIAH
     CAREY.  When asked about it, Jeter: "Baseball is baseball,
     man, and I'm here to answer baseball questions" (N.Y. DAILY
     NEWS, 3/7)....In Portland, Paul Buker reported that Raptors F
     DOUG CHRISTIE, who "demanded a trade, then backed off," has
     "fired" his agent, BRAD MARSHALL (Portland OREGONIAN, 3/8).