Veteran Chicago Tribune sports columnist BOB VERDI is
leaving the newspaper to work for Golf World and Golf Digest
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 11/1)....Canadian TV producer RALPH
MELLANBY was named Exec Consultant of the expansion NHL
Atlanta franchise (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/2)....DON KING was
profiled in Saturday's L.A. TIMES by TIM KAWAKAMI who wrote,
"Never count Don King out of anything. He isn't bigger than
boxing, though it sure is a close call" (L.A. TIMES,
11/1)....RICK PITINO is profiled in this week's NEWSWEEK.
Pitino: "I am a dreamer. I had my first two Kentucky teams
convinced we were going to the Final Four, and we were on
probation those years" (NEWSWEEK, 11/10 issue).....Sports
Psychologist BOB ROTELLA was profiled by Holly Brubach in
Sunday's N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE. Rotella "has counseled a
dozen athletic teams and organizations," and the employees
"of some 20 corporations," including Merrill Lynch, GE and
Time Warner. Brubach adds that golf has now "become his
specialty," counseling such pros on the tour as Davis Love
3d, Val Skinner and Tom Kite (N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE, 11/2
issue)....NFLP Senior VP/Marketing & Fan Development HOWARD
HANDLER is speaking to students today at the Univ. of OR's
Warsaw Sports Marketing Center (THE DAILY).
