The Cleveland-based law firm of Benesch, Friedlander,
Coplan & Aronoff LLP has opened BFCA Sports Management to
represent athletes and coaches in all areas of pro sports.
JOSEPH GROSS, an NFLPA certified contract advisor, and GREGG
EISENBERG, an attorney in the corporate and securities
practices group, were named to the new division (Cleveland
PLAIN DEALER, 6/21)....The WUSA announced that Time Warner
Cable has appointed VP/Time Warner Cable JEROME RAMSEY to
the position of President for the WUSA teams in the N.Y. and
Orlando markets. Ramsey will manage the business affairs of
both teams, overseeing front office staffing and team
development venue selection, broadcast contract
negotiations, marketing and promotions (WUSA)....The IBF
named interim President HIAWATHA KNIGHT as President.
Knight is a former MI boxing commissioner and IBF VP (Mult.,
6/21)....The Warriors named KEVIN TERRY as Exec Dir of
Ticket Sales & Services and VICTOR PELT as Dir of Corporate
Sales. Terry served most recently as Dir of Sales &
Marketing for Kansas City Sports Enterprises. Pelt joins
the Warriors after serving as Corporate Sales Manager for
the Trail Blazers (Warriors)....Golf company Tehama named
BOB SHELL as President. Before joining Tehama in '99, Shell
spent ten years with Golden Bear Int'l where he oversaw
worldwide licensing of Jack Nicklaus and Golden Bear brands
as well as Nicklaus' personal endorsements (GOLF WORLD
BUSINESS, 6/19)....Former Trail Blazers broadcaster BILL
SCHONELY will handle radio play-by-play for the PCL team
moving to Portland from Albuquerque, NM (OREGONIAN, 6/21).
