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Lawn Tennis Association CEO ROGER DRAPER has "announced that he will stand down in September, so ending his 7 1/2-year reign as one of British sport’s least popular -- and best paid -- administrators.” Draper was “left vulnerable after tennis had its funding cut by Sport England" (London TELEGRAPH, 3/14). The LTA said Draper's decision to step down comes "after one of the most outstanding years in the history of British tennis, both on and off court" (LONDON TIMES, 3/14).

EXECS: The Redskins named MALCOLM BLACKEN Player Development Dir, replacing PHILLIP DANIELS, who left the team in February (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 3/13)….Miami Univ. (Ohio) named Georgetown Univ. Senior Associate AD/Internal Operations MARK ROUNTREE Deputy AD (Miami)….The Univ. of Minnesota named CHRIS WERLE Associate AD/Strategic Communications (Minnesota).

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