1.   Cleveland High product Bret Saberhagen had an MRI exam of his right shoulder and was cleared to start Saturday for the Mets against San Francisco.

2.   First, George Lynch has been cleared to start running on a treadmill and shooting baskets.

3.   If things went well, Hampton might then be cleared to start on Tuesday in San Diego.

4.   Stottlemyre was cleared to start a throwing program in mid-November.

5.   He was cleared to start throwing and hitting again after being examined Sunday by Dr. Allen Miller.

6.   Jones said he had been cleared to start jogging by his doctor.

7.   The main focus recently was identifying mined areas, with clearing to start later.

8.   The merger is now cleared to start business as scheduled on Monday.