21.   A major-league source said a possible deal involving Gabe Kapler and reliever Luis Vizcaino for Chen and outfielder Jay Payton fell apart.

22.   A report of a possible deal between the two companies appeared in The Sun Jose Mercury News on Monday.

23.   A possible deal could include some financial commitments from the National Football League, sources said.

24.   A possible deal in which MCA would distribute DreamWorks films is unlikely with a departure of Sheinberg, who gave Spielberg his first start.

25.   A report of a possible deal between the two companies appeared on Monday in The San Jose Mercury News.

26.   A spokesman for WebMD declined to comment on a possible deal.

27.   Agreeing to the parameters of a possible deal is only the first of two obstacles the Yankees must hurdle before trading for Clemens.

28.   All three companies are planning to meet in the next few weeks to discuss a possible deal, the executives said.

29.   But as word of a possible deal leaked out last month, General Growth and Simon made offers for the company.

30.   But Wall Street analysts greeted the news with a collective shrug, saying that whispers of possible deals have been floating around for months.