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Executive Transactions - June 25, 2024

NWSL Bay FC GM LUCY RUSHTON "announced her resignation" yesterday, just halfway through the team’s inaugural season. Rushton did not give a reason for her departure, but her statement "noted a 'next chapter' which could indicate she got another role." Assistant...

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Late Phillies President DAVID MONTGOMERY will be inducted into the team’s Wall of Fame in the left-field plaza at Citizens Bank Park in a pregame ceremony Aug. 17. The honor comes five years after his death ( PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 6/24 ). NAMES :...

ESPN's John Anderson accepts faculty role at Mizzou

Longtime ESPN anchor  John Anderson  announced today that he has accepted a position in the Univ. of Missouri's School of Journalism "as the school's Endowed Chair in Radio and Television Journalism." Anderson announced in March that he was retiring from ESPN when his current contract expires at...

Giants to honor Mays in return to Oracle Park

The S.F. Giants "plan to honor the late Willie Mays" when the team returns to Oracle Park tonight for the first time since the Baseball HOFer died last week . While not providing specifics, the Giants said they will have a "special pregame ceremony" honoring Mays before their...

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Dodgers team historian  MARK LANGILL  had surgery to remove two brain tumors. Now, nearly two months after he was rushed to the hospital after behaving unsteadily at Dodger Stadium, Langill is out of the hospital and fighting to beat brain cancer with the "staunchest of allies." Langill has spent...

Executive Transactions - June 24, 2024

The Packers named COO & General Counsel ED POLICY Chair, President & CEO. He will formally assume the position in July 2025 when MARK MURPHY officially retires from the role . Murphy will continue to lead the Packers over the...

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Philadelphia Waterdogs attackman JAKE CARRAWAY  is one of many players in the Premier Lacrosse League who will spend the next few months “balancing life as a pro athlete with a full-time career in finance." Lacrosse’s ties to Wall Street “run deep.” The sport’s popularity at elite high schools...