61.   Nike, the shoe company with a zeal to be omnipresent, has reduced every athlete on the teams it underwrites to mere billboards.

62.   Of course, there are people who think that the only dynasties that count in sports these days are the shoe companies.

63.   One of several shoe companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by investment guru Warren Buffett, Dexter does not break out its revenues.

64.   Other shoe companies are having the same problem attracting talent.

65.   Ponciano also said he expected linebackers coach Kevin Singleton to accept a position with a shoe company and leave CSUN.

66.   Pruett, as a result, becomes the first auto racer to land primary sponsorship from the shoe company.

67.   Pretty soon, a shoe company was launching a presidential campaign on behalf of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.

68.   Reebok International, the shoe company, is conducting a self-tender offer that comes perilously close to being a leveraged buyout.

69.   Several players have endorsement deals with shoe companies, including Sheryl Swoopes, who has a shoe named after her.