Two years ago, Sean Landeta, their All-Pro punter, finally signed early in the week of the last exhibition game.

I told her she'd be asked to sign the statement later in the week, then went out into the lot and steeled myself for the final two interviews.

An agent from Warner Brothers spotted him and signed him in the same week as Debbie Reynolds.

Barry Bonds will almost certainly become No. 1 when he signs a contract, perhaps in the next week.

When pressed about how he would respond if the Rangers did not sign him in the upcoming week, Messier had little to say.

The auto emissions bill, which Governor McGreevey signed into law later in the week, compares with California's requirements, the nation's strictest.

Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican, planned to sign it in the coming week, his office said.

Nearly 500 people signed the petition in the first week alone, and now there are more than 1,000 signatures, Mr. Kressaty said.

Somalia, the other holdout, signed the convention earlier in the week, and is expected to ratify it.

The agent said Taylor was out of town and would sign the contract later in the week.