MICHAEL JORDAN will operate his basketball camp for
adults again at Bally's Las Vegas in September. Campers
must be at least 35 years old, and tuition for the September
3-6 session is $15,000. Jordan: "This is not a fantasy
camp. Campers should be prepared to learn, work hard and
play hard." Guest speakers at the camp include DEAN SMITH,
TUBBY SMITH, MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, CLEM HASKINS, LUTE OLSON,
BOBBY CREMINS, LARRY BROWN, LENNY WILKENS and MIKE FRATELLO
(WASHINGTON POST, 4/1)....MLB President & COO PAUL BEESTON's
office is highlighted in "The Property Report" section of
the WALL STREET JOURNAL (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 4/1)....BOBBY
ORR and PAT QUINN were named to replace BILL HAY and KEITH
ALLEN on the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of
Fame. NHL VP JIM GREGORY will now serve as the head of the
committee (TORONTO SUN, 4/1)....CART's Licensed Products Dir
BOB HOLLANDER is featured in AD AGE's "On a Roll."
Hollander says to watch for more "auto racing promotions in
new categories such as technology and telecommunications."
He warns that licensed properties "are selling so fast
through the Internet, TV and catalogs that traditional
retailers will lose important ground if they don't find new
ways of promoting and displaying licensed merchandise" (AD
AGE, 3/30 issue)....NL President LEONARD COLEMAN and NBA
Senior VP JOHN ROSE are among CRAIN's N.Y. BUSINESS' "Top
100 Minority Executives" (CRAIN's N.Y. BUSINESS, 3/30).
...ABC News/ESPN Internet Ventures Senior VP/Advertising
RICH LEFURGY is among INTERACTIVE WEEK's "1998 collection of
25 unsung heroes of the net" (INTERACTIVE WEEK, 3/30).
