Shorttakes

Published reports said Bobby Hoying Philadelphia Eagles jerseys were the hottest Christmas item in the Philadelphia market, with supply not anywhere close to meeting demand...MLS licensing director Jeffrey Bernstein will leave the league at the end of the year to devote more time to his own company, J & B Consulting. Its client list includes Baywatch Search and CyberAction...Mighty Mac, the surging kids' licensed brand marketed by The Haddad Apparel Group, has changed its logo for the first time since Haddad purchased Mighty Mac in 1985 ...Signal Apparel Company Inc. announced that it has finalized and executed an Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement with its senior lender, BNY Financial Corporation. The revised agreement provides Signal Apparel with up to a maximum of $55 million aggregate credit availability...Wilson Sporting Goods has reached an agreement with the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL) to become the official supplier of minor league baseball uniforms through the year 2000...CART Licensed Products and Warner Bros. have developed a specialized logo for their line of cross-licensed goods...NHL Enterprises reports that expansion team the Columbus Blue Jackets have posted record sales numbers since debuting their logo November 11. Area JCPenney stores showed a 128 percent gain in their "Simply For Sports" departments in the weeks following the introduction. In other NHL news, the league re-launched its on-line store in conjunction with IBM, and backed the launch with television advertising...Accessory Network and Ridgeview Inc. have been named licensees of Warner Bros.' WB Sport brand. Accessory Network will produce bags, backpacks and cold weather items, while Ridgeview will make sport-specific and casual socks...NBA Australia named Adidas AS a licensee and marketing partner. (Financial, Ice Hockey, Soccer)