The IBL named HARRY STOKES as Senior VP/Business
Development. Stokes was previously IBL Las Vegas Silver
Bandits Acting Team President (IBL)....CATHY WEEDEN has been
named VP and GM of Fox Sports Net AZ. Weeden, who replaces
TODD MERKOW, was previously Assistant GM at the Sunshine
Network (Fox)....The MLS Crew announced the resignation of
President & GM JAMEY ROOTES. Rootes will become VP/Sales &
Marketing for the NFL's expansion franchise in Houston
(COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 12/17)....The Clippers promoted ROB
RAICHLEN to Dir of Communications from Assistant Dir of
Communications (Clippers)....Former UNLV Athletic Dir BRAD
ROTHERMEL was named GM of the ABA 2000 franchise in Las Vegas
(LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 12/17)....The Cubs named CHUCK
WASSERSTROM as Manager of Media Information (Cubs)....The
Marlins promoted LIZ CAPRA to Marketing Manager, JUAN
MARTINEZ to Hispanic Marketing Coordinator and JENNIFER
CARNAHAN to Marketing Assistant (Marlins)....Palace Sports &
Entertainment named MICHAEL KASSA as VP/Corporate
Partnerships and MATTHEW KELL as Dir of Media Sales. Kassa
was Dir of Partnership Marketing at American Skiing. Kell
was an Account Exec for WKBD-UPN (Palace Sports).