The Raptors signed a multiyear extension with President & GM BRYAN COLANGELO (Raptors)....Sources said that the Browns have "cut ties" with Dir of Player Development JERRY BUTLER. The move is a "surprising one given Butler's longevity with the team and in the league and the respect he's earned in NFL circles" (FSOHIO.com, 5/17). Browns Dir of PR NEIL GULKIS said that the move "had nothing to do with the lockout and Butler will be replaced" (CLEVELAND.com, 5/17).
EXECS: Tigers VP/Corporate Partnerships & Ticket Sales STEVE HARMS has left to join IMG College, where he will help lead sponsorship and sales for Michigan Sports Marketing at the University of Michigan. He had been with the Tigers since '04 (Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal)....The North American Lacrosse League named NLL Dir of Operations SCOTT NEISS Deputy Commissioner (NALL)....MADELINE BERGER has rejoined MB Strategists to lead the consulting firm she founded in '00 (MB Strategists)....The American Le Mans Series named BEN BROWN Dir of Broadcast Production Services, replacing Senior VP/Broadcast Production Services JOHN EVERSON, who will remain a consultant to the series (ALMS)....Octagon Brazil named DIOGO KOTSCHO Dir of Communications (Octagon Brazil)....FA Dir of Marketing & Communications JULIAN ECCLES has resigned from his post effective immediately (FA)....Delaware North Companies named The Hermitage PR/Marketing Specialist DANIELLE MOZELESKI TD Garden Marketing Coordinator (Delaware North)....The D'Backs named former manager BOB MELVIN Special Baseball Advisor, reporting to President & CEO DERRICK HALL (D'Backs)....The AHL Houston Aeros named JUSTIN HUMPHREY Business Development Account Exec (THE DAILY).
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