Reebok's $12M lawsuit against TriStar Pictures, over
being cut from the film "Jerry Maguire," begins Tuesday in
U.S. District Court in L.A. (L.A. TIMES, 9/28)....In his
"About New York" column, the N.Y. TIMES' David Gonzalez
wrote that "dozens of young people from 11 settlement
houses" in New York City were "planning to dump their old
Nikes" at NikeTown NY, "to protest what they say is the shoe
company's double exploitation of the poor" (N.Y. TIMES,
9/27)....Miller Brewing Co. will debut a new TV spot for its
Genuine Draft brand tonight during ABC's "Monday Night
Football." The 30-second spot, from Wieden & Kennedy, OR,
is entitled "Toast," and is one of three new ads released by
Miller (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 9/29).
TRACK NEWS: CART's Newman/Haas Racing has re-signed
Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi to multi-year
deals (Newman/Haas).....NHRA Stock Driver, and former NBA
All-Star, Larry Nance is still searching for a team sponsor:
"I thought with my basketball background, it would make it
easier to get a sponsor. It's getting expensive, and I
might have to give it up" (K.C. STAR, 9/28).
