NCAA singles tennis champion Lilia Osterloh, who
attended Stanford, has signed with IMG for representation
and will join the Corel WTA Tour full-time this fall (USA
TODAY, 8/26)....Pete Sampras' black shoes with a bright red
toe plate that he wore in his first round U.S. Open match
last night were a "gag gift" from Nike for his 26th birthday
on August 12. Nike said that the shoes are the only pair of
its kind (Ft. Lauderdale SUN-SENTINEL, 8/26)....Korea's F&F,
an apparel company which holds a Korean licenses for
Benneton and Renoma, has signed a contract with MLB for
exclusive rights to import and sell MLB licensed merchandise
in Korea (KOREAN HERALD, 8/20)....Reebok Int'l said that
Venezuela's trademark office has "cleared the way" for
Reebok to sell shoes and clothing under its own brand name
for the first time in that country. Reebok had been sold in
Venezuela under the name Vector because a local company,
Fabricas de Calzados Marilyn SA, had secured the trademark
for the name Reebok in '85 (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 8/25).
....U.S. Figure Skating Champion Todd Eldredge has signed a
personal management contract with IMG (IMG).
