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NEW YORK -- Former major league All-Star Tony Clark was promoted Tuesday to deputy executive director of the baseball players union, giving ailing head Michael Weiner a No. 2 official who would take over if his health worsens. The 41-year-old Clark joined the union staff as director of player relations in March 2010 following a 15-year big league career. Easily recognizable at 6-foot-8, Clark assisted in collective bargaining the following year and was most recently director of player services. "Michael is my mentor," Clark said in a telephone interview. "He was and is the guy that I lean on for advice personally and professionally. In coming on board, all I had wanted to be was an extension of him in whatever capacity I could be. Thats not going to change." Weiner took over from Donald Fehr in December 2009 to become the fourth head of the union since 1966. Weiner said last August that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour and said last week his symptoms increased in June. He must use a wheelchair and cannot move his right side or right arm. "Tonys rise within the union will come as no surprise to those who know him," Weiner said in a statement. "It was clear from the moment Tony joined the MLBPA that his on-field experience and passion for the fraternity of players would make him a tremendous advocate for all who play the game." Clarks appointment was approved 26-0 by the unions executive board, which will address the situation during its annual meeting in December at La Jolla, Calif. If Weiner cant serve between now and the board meeting, Clark would become interim executive director. "I came aboard a few years ago in large part because Michael shared with me what his vision was and is for the players association going forward," Clark said. "In my role as director of player services, in my role now as deputy executive director, that vision and my excitement in being a part of it doesnt change." Swell Bottle Wood Collection . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. Swell Drink Bottle Sale . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. http://www.swellbottlesclearance.com/swell-spectrum-collection-bottle.html . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Swell Water Bottle Clearance . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Starbucks Swell Bottles Liberty . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. The 21-year-old has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 24 games with the American Hockey Leagues Oklahoma City Barons this season. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Joshua Howard scored 18 points and Tavon Blackmon made a layup with 3.8 seconds left to lift Brown to a 91-90 win over Bryant on Monday night.Blackmon had nine points and eight assists while committing just one turnover. His winner came just moments after Nisre Zouzoua buried a 3 to give Bryant a 90-89 lead with 12 seconds left. On Bryants final possession, Ikenna Ndugba lofted the ball high in the air from near midcourt as time expired, apparently unaware of the Bulldogs deficit.Steven Speith made back-to-back layups to give Brown (3-4) an 89-83 lead with 2:47 to play. Nddugba and Marcell Pettway made layups to bring Bryant (2-5) within two with 1:02 left.ddddddddddddSpeith scored 16 and had nine assists, JR Hobbie had 15 points and Travis Fuller scored 11 for the Bears.Brown, which had a 43-39 lead at halftime, led 50-41 early in the second half on Corey Daughtertys 3.Zouzoua scored a career-high 31 points, had six rebounds and five assists for Bryant. Adam Grant added 20 points, and Bosko Kostur had 16 points and seven rebounds. ' ' '