ETC. NATIONSBANK TO AID CIAA FINANCIALLY

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 27, 1993                   TAG: 9301270234
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
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ETC. NATIONSBANK TO AID CIAA FINANCIALLY
NationsBank will contribute $238,000 toward scholarships and athletic events at Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association schools, bank and league officials announced.
Under the two-year agreement, NationsBank will sponsor the CIAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. This year's tournaments will be held in Richmond from Feb. 21-27. The bank also would give financial support to CIAA athletic events, including football promotions and spring sports championships.
The CIAA is made up of 14 historically black universities in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.
Roger Penske made it official: His drivers for 1993 will be former IndyCar and Formula One champion Emerson Fittipaldi and budding Canadian star Paul Tracy. Tracy, who has been a test driver and part-time racer for Penske the past two years, replaces retired Rick Mears as Fittipaldi's full-time partner for the 16-race IndyCar series.
Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Chad Rowan, 23, was officially awarded the ancient sport's highest rank, making him Japan's first foreign grand champion. His ring name is "Akebono [Sunrise]."
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AUTO RACING

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB