NBA: 76ers Dir of Player Personnel KEVIN O'CONNOR has
been named VP/Basketball Operations for the Jazz
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 8/27)....Sonics Dir of Media
Relations CHERI HANSON was named Dir of PR for the Bucks
(MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 8/26)....Mavericks Media
Services Coordinator J.J. CARTER "has left" to become
Pistons Dir of PR (STAR-TELEGRAM, 8/27).....STEPHANIE MURPHY
has joined NBAP as VP/Retail Sales for the NBA Store (NBA)
OTHER EXECS: Phillip Morris has named BILLIE JEAN KING
to its BOD (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 8/27)....In Minneapolis,
John Millea reports that NHL "sources confirm" that DOUG
RISEBROUGH has been chosen as the Wild's first GM. A formal
announcement "is expected next week" (Minneapolis STAR
TRIBUNE, 8/27)....Internet Sports Network (ISN) has named
attorney ALBERT GNAT, Helix Investments BOD Chair STEPHEN
SADLER and Torstar Corporation Senior VP/Corporate
Development DAVID SAMUEL to its BOD (ISN)....The WCHL Fresno
Falcons hired JIM FRIES as Dir of Marketing. The team has
also hired BRIAN CLARK to handle both play-by-play and media
relations (Falcons)....The Greater Seattle Chamber of
Commerce appointed JAMES HAUGH to President/Sports & Events
Council of Seattle-King County. Haugh was most recently GM
of the WA-based Central Park Tennis Club (GSCC).
