adidas-Salomon responded to a $1.2B suit filed this
week claiming it used prison labor in manufacturing World
Cup '98 soccer balls and said that an internal investigation
"had found no evidence" that sub-contractors had used prison
labor in China to produce the balls. From a statement, the
company said, "We are investigating in depth and there is
still no evidence of wrong-doing on the part of our
suppliers" (FINANCIAL TIMES, 8/20)....Bowl Games of Hawaii
has signed IL-based Two Win Sports Marketing to handle
national sponsorship elements of the Aloha, Oahu, and Hula
Bowls for the '98-99 season (Two Win Sports)....FL-based
Entry Media announced that the Red Sox will use their
Turnstile AdSleeve Armcovers at Fenway Park, sponsored by
the Boston Globe (Entry Media)....Sara Whalen, Soccer
America's '97 College Player of the Year, has chosen CA-
based SportsNet Marketing & Management as her exclusive
representative (SportsNet)....Ken Griffey Jr. filmed a
national advertisement for Dunlop Tires Wednesday at Cheney
Stadium in Tacoma, WA (TACOMA TRIBUNE, 8/19).
