The Big East Conference extended the contract of Commissioner MIKE TRANGHESE for five years through 2010 (USA TODAY, 11/4)....Champions Tour VP/Competitions & Administration GARY BECKA is stepping down at the end of the year. VP/Marketing & Business Development STEVE HORNER will replace Becka (Champions Tour).
FRANCHISE: The Bucks picked up the ’06-07 option year on GM LARRY HARRIS’ contract and extended it for an additional season in ’07-08 (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 11/4)....The Padres promoted Special Assistant to the GM GRADY FUSON to VP/Scouting & Player Development (Padres).
EXECS: The American Bar Association (ABA) appointed Coca-Cola sports lawyer JEFF GEWIRTZ Chair of the ABA Sports Division (THE DAILY)....Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment named LINDA LUCHETTI VP/Communications. Previously, Luchetti ran her own marketing business in Salt Lake City. She also spent four years working for Olympic Properties of the U.S. handling PR for sponsors and suppliers, as well as publicizing the ’02 Games licensing program (Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment)....Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) promoted TOM PISTORE to Dir of Corporate Sales, SHANNON HOSFORD to Dir of Marketing Services and COLIN MORRELL to Dir of Business Operations & Technical Services (MLSE)....Former Dodgers GM FRED CLAIRE, Loyola Marymount Univ. AD BILL HUSAK and Avery Dennison Corp. Exec VP & General Counsel BOB VAN SCHOONENBERG have joined the L.A. Sports Council BOD (L.A. Sports Council).
MEDIA: Comcast SportsNet Chicago promoted Assistant News Dir JOE RILEY to News Dir, replacing MICHELLE MURRAY, who recently left to join SportsNet N.Y. (CSN Chicago).... FSN Pittsburgh named JEFF MERCER and FRANK COLLINS Ad Sales Account Execs (FSN Pittsburgh)....Baseball America named JENNIFER KRESL Manager of New Business Development and RYAN JOHNSON MarketPlace Manager (BASEBALL AMERICA, 11/20 issue).
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