Tennis promoter Butch Buchholz has secured $50,000 from
Rado watches and $25,000 from Ericsson phones to sponsor the
Orange Bowl Junior Tennis Tournament. Buchholz is still
seeking $10,000 each from five other sponsors, which would
"just about cover" the investment of Rolex, which pulled out
of the event two years ago (SUN-SENTINEL, 3/29)....During
Venus Williams' final match at the Lipton Championships in
FL, her father Richard "kept busy writing posters" and at one
time plugged the event sponsor. His first sign, while Venus
trailed Anna Kournikova 2-5 in the first set, read, "About
now Venus needs Lipton tea" (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 3/29).
....Chicago-area McDonald's restaurants have pulled the Beef
Wennington burger, named after Bulls C Bill Wennington, off
their menus (SUN-TIMES, 3/30)....Martina Hingis is in N.Y.
today to announce an endorsement deal with Clairol. She will
begin taping a "major TV campaign" next month for the
company's "Daily Defense" hair-care line (N.Y. POST,
3/30)....Celtics G Kenny Anderson has a new line of athletic
apparel called "Handles," which are T-shirts and sweatshirts
with "different catchy phrases" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/29).