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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP

          The CART FedEx Championship Series took out a 10-page
     ad supplement in USA TODAY for Sunday's Marlboro 500
     presented by Toyota.  Toyota, MCI, CART.com, PPG, FedEx,
     Mercedes-Benz, K-Mart, Honda, Firestone and Marlboro were
     featured advertisers (USA TODAY, 10/29)....General Motors
     and Golf Magazine will be presenting sponsors of the first
     annual American Film Institute Golf Classic, scheduled for
     October 31-November 2 in L.A. (Kaleidoscope)....CA-based
     surfing apparel company Hang Ten has renewed its sponsorship
     agreement with 16-year-old, two-time world champion
     wakeboarder Tara Hamilton (Hang Ten)....Speedo renewed its
     partnership with Olympic Gold medalist Lea Maurer and signed
     Sabir Muhammad.  Both swimmers are represented by Sue Rodin
     of N.Y.-based Stars & Strategies (Speedo)....Univ. of CO
     men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton has selected CO-based
     Gold Medal Management to represent him (Gold Medal).  

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