71.   The Rangers are also keeping an eye on Clement, whose name came up in talks during the winter meetings.

72.   The Rangers garnered the most attention at the winter meetings.

73.   The Red Sox approached the Dodgers about Urbina at the winter meetings, but the Dodgers wanted to explore other avenues.

74.   The Rangers say they will stay away from high-priced free agents at the winter meetings.

75.   The Rangers talked to nearly every club about pitching during the winter meetings.

76.   The Rangers are likely to renew talks with the Colorado Rockies concerning John Thomson, a discussion that began at the winter meetings.

77.   The second most compelling story is if the Montreal Expos will even show up for the winter meetings.

78.   The session opened the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a rare foray into foreign affairs for an organization devoted to municipal issues.

79.   The Rangers are one of those four teams, and Boras will meet with owner Tom Hicks today at the winter meetings.

80.   The state executives, in Washington for their annual winter meeting, had hoped to present a united front to influence the outcome in Congress.