51.   She said preliminary talks have begun with Fox Sports and Court TV.

52.   Snyder said he and Athletic Director Kevin White have had some preliminary talks about extending his contract.

53.   Talks tomorrow and Wednesday culminate two years of preliminary talks among lower officials.

54.   Syria broke off a round of preliminary talks with Israel in June because of the continuing dispute over the Golan Heights.

55.   Sunseri says the Patriots and he have held preliminary talks on Martin, and he expects negotiations on a contract extension to resume in about two weeks.

56.   Teleport Communications Group is in preliminary talks to sell the local phone company, people familiar with the matter said.

57.   Telecommunications experts representing the four powers concluded preliminary talks ahead of the Quad Meeting, but say they were unable to come up with significant conclusions.

58.   Teleport has held preliminary talks with GTE.

59.   That was enough for Jackson, who headed south to have preliminary talks with Nicholas about his Angels bid.

60.   That would describe how several prospects feel, because the Sonics have had only preliminary talks with free agents.