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PEOPLE
Todd Alfred named President at Spirit Golf Association (SGA), from VP, Corporate Partnerships for the Western Golf Association and Evans Scholars Foundation (WGA-ESF) (link)
Josh Bullock named President, XFL Tampa Bay team as president, from VP, Corporate Partnerships at Tampa Bay Rays (link)
Sean Eggert named SVP, Global Sports Marketing, Under Armour, from VP, Sports Marketing for Red Bull (link)
Jennifer Germer named Marketing Director, XFL Houston, from COO, RMH Marketing & Media
Fred Harner joins XFL as SVP of Content and Media, from VP & GM, Digital Media at SportsNet New York (link)
Kurt Hunzeker named President, XFL St. Louis team, from VP, Marketing Strategy and Research for Minor League Baseball (MiLB) (link)
Grady Raskin named President, XFL Dallas team, from VP, Corporate Partnerships at Dallas Stars
Corey Ruff promoted to VP, Business Analytics, Chicago Bears, from Director, Business Analytics
Jim Schaus named Commissioner, Southern Conference, formerly Ohio University Athletic Director (link)
Kevin Warren named Commissioner, Big Ten Conference, previously Chief Operating Officer, Minnesota Vikings (link)
TEAMS
On June 13, Austin FC, a Major League Soccer expansion team set to begin play in 2021, announced it had reached 30,000 seat deposits (link)
ASSOCIATIONS/AGENCIES
Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) announced an agreement with REP Worldwide to have REP Worldwide “serve as the exclusive partner and strategic advisor for MLS players’ group licensing rights. Major League Soccer had previously controlled the rights. (link)
Updated: June 27, 2019