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Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Todd Martin were picked to play for the United States in next month’s Davis Cup final against Russia. U.S. captain Tom Gullickson will determine his singles and doubles players before the Nov. 30 draw. Matches are Dec. 1-3 in Moscow.

The Italian Athletic Federation on Tuesday rejected a world long jump mark by Ivan Pedroso because of irregularities when the Cuban leaped 29 feet, 4-3/4 inches, at Sestriere July 29. The decision left American Mike Powell as the world record-holder at 29-4-1/2, set at the 1991 World Championships at Tokyo.

Major League Soccer, the new league that will begin play next April, named Doug Logan, a 52-year-old sports and entertainment executive, as its commissioner.

Logan, who signed a five-year contract to run the day-to-day operation of the league, has been a marketing and event-management consultant with clients from the NBA and NHL.