PAUL BROOKS was named VP/Office of the President of
NASCAR. Brooks will be a liaison to NASCAR President BILL
FRANCE in various matters, including administration,
industry relations and strategic planning. He will also
serve as Exec Assistant/Office of the Chair of Int'l
Speedway Corp. Brooks joined NASCAR in '93 and most
recently served as Senior Dir/Special Projects Worldwide
(NASCAR)...Yankees Owner GEORGE STEINBRENNER, MLB COO PAUL
BEESTON, Cardinals Chair WILLIAM DEWITT JR., and MLB exec
FRANK ROBINSON were all named to the board of the Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY (N.Y. TIMES, 7/31)....Sports
columnist RANDY GALLOWAY has left the Dallas Morning News
and will write a column four times a week for the Ft. Worth
Star-Telegram (Star-Telegram). At the Morning News, TIM
COWLISHAW was promoted from sports reporter to sports
columnist (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 7/31)....The Red Sox "made
official the shakeup in their front office," as the team's
Dir of Minor League Operations ED KENNEY was named Assistant
GM to Exec VP/GM DAN DUQUETTE (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/31).
