The USOC has named MARK MUEDEKING as its new General
Counsel, replacing SCOTT BLACKMUN, who was named to the
newly created position of Senior Managing Dir, Sport
Resources. Muedeking has been a partner with the law firm
of Piper, Marbury, Rudnick, and Wolfe since '93 and will
start at the USOC on August 7 (USOC). In CO, Paula Parrish
reports that "just five months into his tenure," USOC CEO
NORM BLAKE has "filled the last opening" on his senior
leadership team in hiring Muedeking. Blake's management
team is comprised of 13 "top-level" execs, nine of whom
"report directly to him" (CO Springs GAZETTE, 7/26).
CFO MOVES AT TOP SPORTS CONTENT SITES: Broadband Sports
has named GEORGE PLATISA as CFO, replacing GREGORY HEBNER,
who will become a new VP of AthletesDirect. Prior to
joining Broadband, Platisa was CFO at CA-based PacifiCare
and was previously VP/Operations Planning at Walt Disney Co.
(Broadband)....Meanwhile, the SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL's Noah
Liberman reports that Rivals.com has dismissed KAREN
NORTHRUP as CFO. Corporate Controller RICH MUNOZ has been
named interim CFO (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 7/24 issue).
OTHER MOVES: The Marlins have named JOHN WESTHOFF as
VP, responsible for the team's legal matters. For the past
20 years, Westhoff was Associate Counsel for MLB (SOUTH FL
BUSINESS JOURNAL, 7/24)....LUKE CYPHERS has rejoined the
N.Y. Daily News after a stint at ESPN Magazine. Cyphers
will become a member of Deputy Managing Editor/
Investigations TERI THOMPSON's sports investigation unit
(N.Y. Daily News). ...MI-based General Sports &
Entertainment has named CHARLES NAGLE as Dir of Executive
Placement. Nagle was Dir of Sponsorship Sales for the Bowie
(MD) Baysox (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 7/25)....Former Ogden
Entertainment exec FRANK RUSSO has joined Global Spectrum as
Senior VP/Sales & Client Services. Russo will be based in
Hartford, CT (AMUSEMENT BUSINESS, 7/24)....Carbite Golf
named former Padres President & CEO BALLARD SMITH to its BOD
(Carbite Golf). ...LSU's SID HERB VINCENT is leaving after
12 years to become VP/Communications for the College Sports
Southeast TV Network. Vincent served the longest tenure as
LSU's SID in school history (Baton Rouge ADVOCATE, 7/25).
