81.   Colorado, which completed major deals for Theo Fleury and Ray Bourque before the trade deadline, has said it will not pick up Blake as a rental.

82.   Completing the deal took about two hours.

83.   Dooley said he hopes to have the deal completed in three or four months.

84.   Dreyer said Disney and Capital Cities still hoped to complete the deal on schedule, in four to nine months.

85.   Despite media conjecture, neither side considered it mandatory to complete the deal by year-end.

86.   Despite numerous reports that Henry and Loria had completed their deal for the Marlins, DuPuy said it was not done.

87.   Digital will become a wholly owned Compaq subsidiary when the deal is completed, and will operate for now from its Maynard, Mass., headquarters.

88.   Dominguez said the negotiations have proceeded amiably enough, and he estimated that a deal could be completed sometime next week.

89.   Employees, who were not paid last Friday, would be paid as soon as the deal is completed.