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Big East picks CBS VP Aresco as commissioner

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The Big East has hired Mike Aresco to be commissioner of the conference now in rebuilding mode, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the conference was still working on an official announcement.

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The Big East on Tuesday hired CBS executive vice president Mike Aresco to be commissioner of a conference now in rebuilding mode. Aresco has been a vice president in charge of programming for CBS since 1996. He's handled the network's contract negotiations with the NCAA for the rights to the men's basketball tournament. He also negotiated CBS's 15-year deal with the Southeastern Conference. "He has all of the characteristics that we need in a Commissioner," University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said in a statement released by the conference.