71.   But Ferguson said Friday he expects to finalize the deal next week.

72.   But they confirmed that the parties are scheduled to meet with a federal magistrate in Brooklyn this afternoon to possibly finalize the deal.

73.   But they confirmed that the parties were scheduled to meet with a federal magistrate in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon to possibly finalize the deal.

74.   Coach Steve Mariucci said the team and Rice were very close, but have not yet finalized the deal.

75.   Cubs spokeswoman Sharon Panozzo said at the All-Star game in Seattle that no deal has been finalized.

76.   Dundee coordinator Dario Magri spent the last week in China for talks with the player and the deal was finalized Monday.

77.   Deputy Economy Minister Daniel Marx told Dow Jones Newswires that the details of the agreement still need to be hammered out before the deal is finalized.

78.   Erbakan had finalized the deal in several meetings with Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani, who sees the agreement as a major triumph over U.S. efforts to isolate his country.

79.   Ferguson expected the paperwork to be completed this week, but that he was also waiting on results from a medical before the deal would be finalized.

80.   Fernando said the Sri Lankan military was preparing a proposal to present to the Cabinet and hopes to finalize the deal next month.