The league created a four-man committee empowered to sell the team or to work out whatever deal is needed to satisfy debts estimated at more than $120 million against the Patriots.

He was a member of the four-man committee that stripped ownership of the New England Patriots from the Sullivan family when their debt became too great.

A four-man committee was convened to investigate Schott.

At the executive council meeting Tuesday night, Bud Selig, the acting commissioner, appointed a four-man committee to study possible changes in the agreement with Japanese baseball.

The four-man committee compiled the list from 16 presentations it heard during the summer.

Unwisely, the rotating four-man Olympic committee that chose the Swedish referee left itself open for criticism.

Mr. Parsons said his four-man committee heard the full plan from Mr. Weill the following Sunday night and approved it.

Pat Quinn was dismissed as general manager early in the campaign and was replaced by a four-man committee of team executives.

General manager Brian Burke, who succeeded the four-man committee, coined the term "goalie graveyard" during his time in Vancouver to describe the club's goaltending fortunes.

MLB appoints a four-man committee to investigate the controversial Schott.