Nutmeg Mills, manufacturer and marketer of Lee Sport
licensed apparel, contracted directly with the Sonics and Jazz
for Authentic Lee Sport locker room t-shirts and caps following
the final game of their NBA Western Conference Finals (Nutmeg
Mills)....In Washington, Joel Achenbach takes a look at Nike's
Ken Griffey Jr. for President ad campaign. He notes the Mariners
star is hitting .271 with 10 HRs and 24 RBIs, calling his stats,
"Dole numbers" (WASHINGTON POST, 5/20)....Many CART drivers,
including Michael Andretti, will wear the Breathe Right nasal
strip during the U.S. 500 on May 26 (Breathe Right)....INSIDE
MEDIA's Mike Reynolds notes LDDS WorldCom is looking for new
spokesperson Michael Jordan to provide a "long-range assist" in
increasing consumer awareness about its array of products and
personal service (INSIDE MEDIA, 5/15 issue)....The N.Y. TIMES
profiles the growing trend of allowing private companies special
access to New York's Central Park in return for donations to the
park system. Modell Sporting Goods is preparing backboards with
ad slogans to be installed in June in school yards jointly
operated by the Parks department, and the Pro Beach Volleyball
tour will appear in Central Park in return for a $35,000
contribution, covering production costs and paying for an amateur
"Battle of the Boroughs" tournament next weekend (N.Y. TIMES,
5/19)....Sources at the Cannes Film Festival said at least one
group of movie execs spent time speculating about a Dennis Rodman
movie career (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/19)....Philip Morris stock was
up 4 to 95 1/2 Friday. The company says it is pleased with
President Clinton's response to its proposal to curb young
smokers ("NBR," PBS, 5/17)....The Easton Co. is profiled in the
L.A. DAILY NEWS. Gregory Wilcox notes in addition to aluminum
bats, Easton makes bows and arrows, clothing, baseball and
softball gloves, ski poles, bike frames, tent poles, hockey
sticks and golf shafts (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 5/20)....PepsiCo is said
to be in "advanced" talks with Warner Bros. for promotional ties
to "Batman" in the wake of McDonald's pending alliance with
Disney (AD AGE ONLINE, 5/20)....Sports Authority stock was down 2
1/4 to 31 1/8 after reports the company was "very cautious" about
"tougher competition" over the next few months ("NBR," PBS,
5/17).
