1.   Beginning that season, teams will have to pay into an escrow account for each dollar over the salary cap.

2.   Beginning next season, there will be two six-team divisions.

3.   Beginning this season, the NFL prohibits players from handling game balls during the week before the game.

4.   Beginning next season, a luxury tax would be levied for three years against portions of club payrolls over a designated threshold.

5.   Boston closes out the season beginning Friday at Camden Yards, while only bragging rights are at stake for the Birds.

6.   CBS has been considering Donahue since negotiating a deal a year ago to broadcast college football on a weekly basis beginning next season.

7.   Coffee rose as low exchange stockpiles led to expectations that roasters are running short of supplies before the peak-demand season beginning in December.

8.   Gold for December delivery rose in New York on speculation that purchases by jewelers will jump before the peak demand season beginning at the end of the year.

9.   His opponent for Baltimore will be Rocky Coppinger, a rookie who is perfectly thrilled to be in the postseason after beginning the season in Rochester, N.Y.

10.   If passed, the rule changes will come into play beginning next season.