WILL THE SCHWARTZ STILL BE WITH SAMPRAS? AGENT LEAVES IMG

          Jeff Schwartz has resigned from IMG to start his own
     sports law firm in N.Y.  During his six years at IMG,
     Schwartz represented a number of tennis clients, including
     Pete Sampras, Marcelo Rios and Martina Hingis.  Prior to
     joining IMG, he worked as an attorney in CT (THE DAILY).  In
     a statement issued on Tuesday, IMG Senior Exec VP Bob Kain
     said, "We hope to work with Jeff on certain projects in the
     future, as I'm sure he'll honor the employment agreement he
     signed with us, which prohibits him from taking IMG clients
     or competing against us for a period of two years" (IMG). 
     In N.Y., Robin Finn reports that whether Schwartz continues
     to oversee Sampras's "legal affairs is under negotiation
     with IMG" (N.Y. TIMES, 2/24).  Schwartz told THE DAILY this
     morning he would not comment on the N.Y. Times report and
     that details of his new business were still in development.