Names in the News - Dec. 4, 1996

Butch Reynolds, the world-record holder at 400 meters, has been hired as an assistant track coach at Ohio State. . . . Pernell Whitaker will defend his World Boxing Council welterweight title against unbeaten Diobelis Hurtado on Jan. 24 at Atlantic City, N.J. . . . Alan Eagleson, who formed the NHL Players’ Assn. and organized several international hockey tournaments including the Canada Cup, faces eight fraud and theft charges in Canada, police announced in Toronto after a three-year investigation.