Just three months after being named coach of the XFL's
Chicago franchise, DICK BUTKUS was named XFL Dir of Football
Competition. CNN/SI NFL analyst RON MEYER will replace
Butkus as coach (XFL). Butkus, on the promotion: "This
gives me a chance to help develop this league. They just
gave me a good deal. I apologize for advancing myself"
(CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/19)....The Toronto Globe & Mail named
former Sports Editor NEIL CAMPBELL as Editor of
globeandmail.com (GLOBE & MAIL, 10/17)....The Twins promoted
former Dir of Marketing PATRICK KLINGER to VP/Marketing and
named ERIC CURRY as VP/Corporate Partnerships. Curry was
Dir of Retail Marketing for University Marketing Associates
(Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 10/17)....The WUSA's San Diego
franchise, operated by Cox Communications, named KEVIN CROW
as GM and VICKY LYNCH as Dir of Soccer Operations.
Previously, Lynch was a consultant to the WUSA headquarters
in N.Y. (THE DAILY)....Palace Sports & Entertainment
promoted JOE BIONDO to Supervisor of Team & Event
Accounting; COLLEEN GALLO to Corporate Payroll Manager;
KELLY KOZARA to Supervisor of Revenue Accounting; TRACEY
PATERA to Supervisor of Supplier Accounting; and GARY
SHRADER to Manager of Business Systems (THE DAILY).
