TARA REFRESHES WITH NEW SPONSOR: SIGNS WITH SNAPPLE

          Tara Lipinski has signed an endorsement deal with
     Triarc Beverage for its forthcoming Snapple Refreshers line
     of youth-oriented drinks (Snapple).  Triarc CEO Michael
     Weinstein said Lipinski "was a no-brainer for us."
     Lipinski's agent Michael Burg said that her two-year
     contract with Snapple is for a "healthy six figures" per
     year.  Burg added that Lipinski had been approached by "all
     the major beverage companies" (N.Y. TIMES, 5/13).      
          CLUBBING IT: Lipinski was also named a national
     spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Club of America (B&GCA).