Names In The News

Sterling Sports Management President JEFF CHILCOAT has "agreed to acquire Dallas-based Orasi Sports, which represents pro golfers on the men's side of the game." Headed by former PGA Tour player DENNIS HARRINGTON, Orasi "has seven players in its fold," including PGA Tour player CHAD CAMPBELL and Champions Tour players LOREN ROBERTS and RUSS COCHRAN. Sterling Sports also "represents 10 active LPGA players," including STACY LEWIS, BRITTANY LINCICOME and LIZETTE SALAS (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/5).

DON'T SPEAK: Tennis HOFer BILLIE JEAN KING yesterday said that she "couldn't have revealed herself as being gay in the 1970s because it would have damaged the fledgling women's professional tennis tour." King: "I don't think it would have helped the situation. I think it would have hurt us more because we were just getting started." She added, "It was such a tenuous position. ... We were just always under the gun from the media. When I played BOBBY RIGGS, there wasn't one woman sports reporter (covering the match)." King also "recalled her reaction when promoter GLADYS HELDMAN told her she had signed Virginia Slims as a sponsor for the startup WTA Tour." King: "I, personally, never smoked. I didn't like it, but I dealt with it. It was difficult" (AP, 8/6).

NAMES: Former MLBer MAGGLIO ORDONEZ "has been picked to run for mayor in a city in his native Venezuela as the candidate of the government's United Socialist Party" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/7)....Heat G DWYANE WADE and sons ZAIRE and ZION are featured on the cover of Ebony magazine's September issue (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 8/6)....Rapper NELLY last night "took some hacks in the batting cage" prior to the Cardinals home game against the Dodgers (STLTODAY.com, 8/7)....Colorado State Univ. basketball coach LARRY EUSTACHY has “agreed to a new contract” that runs through the '17-18 season and has “options for three additional seasons.” His base salary “goes up to $910,000 next season and rises” by 2% each year (AP, 8/6)....Former Cubs prospect CHRIS SIEGFRIED was chosen by DESIREE HARTSOCK as the winner on Monday night’s finale of ABC's "THE BACHELORETTE." Siegfried “proceeded to propose to Hartsock, and the 27-year-old beauty stylist accepted” (NEWS-JOURNALONLINE.com, 8/6).

IN MEMORY: Former Eagles owner JERRY WOLMAN died yesterday at the age of 86 at his home in Potomac, Md. Wolman owned the Eagles from '63-69, and at the time was the youngest owner in the NFL (Eagles).