81.   No ruling was made by Judge Peter Ciolini, who scheduled a second hearing for next Wednesday.

82.   National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was expected to make a ruling Thursday, is leaving Saturday morning for the NFC championship game in St. Louis.

83.   NFLPA spokesman Carl Francis said Black has appealed his suspension to an arbitrator, who is expected to make a ruling within two weeks.

84.   No decision on that challenge is expected until next month, and the Justice Department has agreed not to enforce the law until a ruling is made.

85.   Once an antitrust ruling was made, everyone would abide by it.

86.   Other judges in other states have made similar rulings.

87.   Secessionists celebrated the report, even though Calemine made several rulings against them.

88.   She also said she did not receive the book until mid-January, or she would have made her ruling sooner.

89.   Since then, at least two other appellate courts have made similar rulings, creating a situation where some communities were notified of sex predators and others were not.

90.   So for the sake of leverage in negotiations, owners would love to see some players cave before the NLRB makes its ruling in the next couple of weeks.