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When Steinbrenner arrived at Vincent's office last Monday, he was presented with the draft of an order suspending him for two years. As expected, Steinbrenner's lawyers protested. At that moment Vincent unveiled his counteroffer, scribbling the terms on a yellow legal pad that should be enshrined under glass in Cooperstown. The agreement called for Steinbrenner to acknowledge wrongdoing, become a minority owner, forgo any possible litigation and agree to a lifetime ban on even discussing the Yankees with the new managing partner...
...Cape Canaveral last week, technicians prepared to move the shuttle Atlantis from its launching pad back to the vehicle-assembly building for repairs after failing to halt the seepage of hydrogen from a flange connecting fueling pipes to the spacecraft's giant external tank. As a result, all three U.S. shuttles are grounded while NASA continues to probe the cause of the mysterious leaks, not only in Atlantis but also in its sister ship Columbia...
...does it matter whether they ring up gigantic grosses at the U.S. box office? Not really, because the biggest business is elsewhere. "The film theater is very visible," says Variety's Murphy. "It is the launch pad, and the big hit there is the big hit in all markets -- in videocassettes, in pay, cable, network and syndicated TV, and in all those markets around the world." Murphy notes that 10 years ago, theater grosses represented 80% of worldwide revenues; today they are only 30%. "And even taking out inflation, 30% of the 1990 pie is bigger than...
...Crimson added solo runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to pad the cushion for closer Fromholz, who had started six straight games for an injury-riddled Harvard team...
Before Joslin's clutch score, the momentum had belonged to Loyola. The Hounds jumped on the board quickly when attacker Sharon Jones netted an unassisted tally at 30 seconds into the first half. Loyola proceeded to pad its lead to 3-0 on scores by Jey Bogusky and Sabrina Gallagher...