21.   Cal State Northridge moved one step closer Tuesday to dropping its football program.

22.   Colombia moved a step closer to approving an increase in its value-added tax, with the approval by a commission of Congress.

23.   Congress and President Clinton on Wednesday moved another step closer to a showdown on the budget.

24.   Diplomat Jeffrey Davidow moved a step closer to becoming the U.S. ambassador to Mexico with a congenial hearing Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

25.   Derek Fisher and Mark Madsen moved another step toward returning to active duty Saturday, playing in five-on-five scrimmages during a voluntary workout.

26.   Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler Konishiki fell to his eighth defeat of the Kyushu Grand Tournament, moving a step closer to retirement.

27.   He moves a step to his left and swishes another.

28.   In New York, the demoralized Campbell stands still on the sidewalk for hours, daylight turning to night as he fails to move a step.

29.   Indeed, the Yankees moved a step closer to clinching first in the AL East.

30.   Judge Marjorie O. Rendell moved one step closer Friday to confirmation as a U.S. Circuit Judge after the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hastily arranged hearing on her nomination.