1.   He will not be an unrestricted free agent for two more seasons, so a team interested in signing him could lock him up for that time.

2.   In the meantime, Griffey narrowed his focus to the Reds, because no other teams he was interested in were biting.

3.   NBA spokesman Chris Brienza said any team interested in Sprewell was granted a one-time exemption from lockout rules to interview him.

4.   Others teams reportedly interested in Las Vegas are the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.

5.   The waiting game continues for Chris Herren and any team interested in his services, including the Celtics.

6.   This week, Rodriguez said on his Web site that he had told Boras which teams he was interested in and that he had no deadline.