But Nelson drew interest from other teams, and major league executives indicated yesterday that Nelson was working through the final details of a three-year deal with the Mariners.
Considered one of the nation's top 100 high school players, Ware drew interest from high-profile suitors like Georgia, Louisville and U.C.L.A. Ware ended up picking the University of Central Florida, which has never won an N.C.A.A. tournament game and plays in a second-tier league, Conference USA.
The Walter Reed project initially drew interest from nine developers.
Indeed, Mr. Hefner's offer drew interest from at least one other would-be buyer on Monday.
The play's lead producer, Robyn Goodman, said the production drew interest from investors during its two widely praised runs in Los Angeles, in 2009 and 2010, which starred a relatively unknown actor, Kevin Tighe, as the tiger.
The Redskins began interviewing other candidates for their defensive backs coach and assistant defensive backs coach positions at the Senior Bowl last week, including Tim Lewis and Chris Harris, as Pleasant drew interest from other teams.
And while cycling was at the center of the extensive details released by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday regarding its investigation of Armstrong, his relatively new athletic career also drew interest from the agency, and his ability to continue competing in triathlon events has been called into question.
But she drew interest from only two other major colleges: Seton Hall, which she said was too close to home, and Pittsburgh, where she would be a backup.
Twenty-five yeago Aikmanikmanownow a part-owner of the Padres, drew interest from the Mets as a catcher or outfielder coming out of high school.
Despite her subversive winks, the resounding power of her voice and her commanding stage presence drew interest from Motown and Atlantic Records, as well as discussions with George Clinton about possibly joining Parliament-Funkadelic.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi called it "flow," and his extensive studies, beginning in the late 1960s, eventually drew interest from researchers around the world.
