The NFL and NFLPA named former NFLer JAMES THRASH an appeals officer for on-field player discipline during the '15 season, joining Pro Football HOFer DERRICK BROOKS in that role (NFL/NFLPA)....The Bulls named former NBAer TONI KUKOC Special Adviser to the President & COO MICHAEL REINSDORF (Bulls). Reinsdorf said that Kukoc's duties "will be 'wide-ranging,' from relating to international players to talking to business partners and fans" (AP, 8/17)....The NHL Kings named PricewaterhouseCoopers Experience Analytic Associate SHEA KELLY Marketing Intelligence Analyst (THE DAILY)....Strategic Property Partners, the firm owned by Lightning Owner JEFF VINIK, named Tampa Public Affairs Dir ALI GLISSON Dir of Communications. Vinik's firm is planning the $1B development near Amalie Arena (TAMPABAY.com, 8/14).
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