Word: contract
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Comparing Lonnie Smith and Eric Davis on ability alone, Davis would deserve a larger contract. But in reality, smith is making much more than Davis, due to free agency...
...first of the "extra-long" contracts was given to Wayne Gretzky, who signed on with the Edmonton Oilers until the end of the century--hence uniform number 99. Then Magic Johnson signed a 25-year deal with the Lakers, earning him a cool million a year until the contract ends...
...more outrageous contracts was Steve young's $40 million deal with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL. The contract would have run for 40 years--just enough time for $1 million to grow to $43 million at the interest rates of the time. Therefore, if the USFL (or the Express) had survived, the Los Angeles franchise would actually have made money on Young's contract...
...singing telegram--which included a ballad and a kiss for Steiner--was a subtle reminder of the 17-month old contract dispute between Harvard's police union and theadministration...
Among the mysteries of the AIDS epidemic is why certain people seem to be less susceptible than others. Why do the sex partners of some AIDS patients remain free of infection? Why are Africans more likely to contract the disease than American heterosexuals...