71.   Seattle quietly extended the contract of former Georgia fullback Mack Strong last week.

72.   She landed part-time jobs at Yale and Brown, but her contracts were not extended.

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

74.   Sheffield, who asked to be traded when the Dodgers refused to extend his contract, still wants to play for the Mets, the Yankees or the Braves.

75.   So, too, is Texas coach Mack Brown, who had his contract extended last week.

76.   Some think a more likely scenario is for the union to extend its contract for several more weeks.

77.   The annual value of the CBS and Fox deals will grow if the NFL exercises its option to extend the contracts to eight years.

78.   The board then extended his contract through April, and has hired an executive-search firm to find more candidates.

79.   The Boston School Committee earlier this week told Superintendent Lois Harrison-Jones that it will not extend her contract for an optional fifth year.

80.   The conferences recently signed off on a three-year option to extend the contract.