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Executive Transactions

The Orioles named BRADY ANDERSON Special Assistant to Exec VP/Baseball Operations DAN DUQUETTE. The team also promoted JOHN STOCKSTILL to Dir of Player Personnel, TRIPP NORTON to Dir of Baseball Administration, NED RICE to Assistant Dir of Major League Operations, MIKE SNYDER to Assistant Dir of Scouting & Player Development and RICK PETERSON to Dir of Pitching Development (Orioles)....The Red Sox made changes to their medical staff, adding MIKE BOYLE as a strength and conditioning consultant and DAN DYREK as a clinical consultant. Boyle will provide "mentorship" to new strength coach PAT SANDORA. The team also named RICK JAMEYSON head Athletic Trainer and promoted BRAD PEARSON to be his assistant. The Red Sox "parted ways" with Medical Dir THOMAS GILL, Assistant Trainer GREG BARAJAS, Strength and Conditioning coach DAVE PAGE and Physical Therapist SCOTT WAUGH (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/20).

NGB MOVES: USA Swimming promoted JIM FOX to Marketing Dir, KAREN LINHART to PR & Social Media Dir, SANDRA LOPEZ to Events Manager, JIM RUSNAK to Senior Manager of Editorial Properties and JAMIE FABOS OLSEN to Marketing & Brand Development Dir (USA Swimming)....USA Triathlon re-elected President BOB WENDLING to a second term (USA Triathlon).

EXECS: The Bills promoted DAN EVANS to VP/IT, ANDY MAJOR to VP/Event Operations & Guest Experience and GREGG PASTORE to Senior Dir of Digital Media (Bills)....The CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers named JIM BELL VP & COO. Bell, who spent the last two years as the team's President, will continue to manage the club's day-to-day operations. He also will continue his involvement in the transition to Investors Group Field this year (Blue Bombers)....EPL club Tottenham Hotspur Exec Dir CHARLIE WIJERATNA has left his position after a little more than a year with the team (Haringey INDEPENDENT, 1/19).....Law firm Duane Morris named Univ. of Pennsylvania Wharton School Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics KENNETH SHROPSHIRE Corporate Practice Group Special Counsel in the firm's Philadelphia office. He will continue to lead the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and teach and conduct research at the school (THE DAILY).

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