81.   Any league MVP is going to use that as leverage for a new contract.

82.   Anderson will become a free agent after the season unless he signs a new contract.

83.   As a result, Socar may require that new contracts for offshore projects include a provision requiring onshore work as well, he said.

84.   A-Rod heard the rumors and, in effect, short-circuited any potential deal by announcing that he would veto any trade without a new contract.

85.   As comptroller, McCall is required to review most new state contracts and changes in most existing ones.

86.   As a result, the new contracts will run only for nine months, instead of the normal two or three years.

87.   As a result, Jackson, whose career has waned after a series of public embarrassments, is looking for a new recording contract.

88.   Arnott and defenseman Scott Niedermayer were holdouts until last week, when they agreed to new contracts.

89.   As public companies feel pressure to hire different firms to handle their audits and consulting work, players such as Resources Connection clearly hope to bid for new contracts.

90.   As sharply divided as they are, the umpires would face a near impossible task to negotiate a new contract with Major League Baseball.