NEW YORK - By the time top Yankees officials were done meeting with Carlos Beltran, they knew their trade to acquire Randy Johnson had fallen through.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reversed course Tuesday and withdrew from the proposed three-team, 10-player deal that would have sent Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Yankees.

"As we sit here right now, the deal is no more," Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said during a conference call. "I've been saying all along that we weren't going to do the deal unless it made sense for this club in 2005, and that was not the case."

Los Angeles would have received right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Yankees along with two top prospects, catcher Dioner Navarro and third baseman Eric Duncan. The Dodgers also would've gotten pitcher Mike Koplove from Arizona.

Arizona would have obtained outfielder Shawn Green and pitchers Brad Penny, Yhency Brazoban and Brandon Weeden from the Dodgers. Along with Johnson, the Yankees would have gotten pitcher Kaz Ishii from Los Angeles.

"The Dodgers reneged on the deal that was agreed to last Friday, unequivocally and with no contingencies except for a window for contract extensions and physicals," Yankees president Randy Levine said. "For some reason, the Dodgers over the weekend started to backpedal. Why they would break their word is only something they can answer. It sure is disappointing, and we'll have to think long and hard before ever doing business with the Dodgers again."

Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick wouldn't comment on the Dodgers' decision. Johnson has asked for a trade, and Kendrick intends to resolve the Big Unit's situation by the end of the month.

"We don't think it's a healthy thing for us or for him for the uncertainty of his situation to continue into next year," Kendrick said.

WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals are back in business.A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation's capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.The measure allows the city to sell up to $584 million in bonds for construction of a 41,000-seat stadium about a mile south of the Capitol and renovations to RFK Stadium, where the renamed team will play next year."The Nationals are finally rounding third and heading for home," said Mayor Anthony A. Williams, who negotiated the move with major league baseball officials.Baseball suspended the team's promotional and business operations last week after council Chair Linda W. Cropp amended the deal Williams negotiated with baseball officials. Baseball objected to a provision that would have required at least half the stadium construction costs to be privately paid. Officials said they might look for another home for the struggling franchise if the original deal wasn't approved by the Dec. 31. deadline set in the September agreement.But after getting some concessions from baseball and Williams, Cropp removed the provision Tuesday, and the council gave its approval.Williams said he'll sign the bill as soon as it gets to his desk, leaving only commissioner Bud Selig's approval of the RFK renovations for the move to become final.Ticket sales were to resume today and fans who asked for refunds on their season ticket deposits would be offered another chance. The team also was set to reopen its only official merchandise store, a heated trailer in the RFK Stadium parking lot. Fans will be able to buy team jerseys, a week after the unveiling of the uniforms was canceled because of uncertainty about the deal.The Nationals' home opener on April 14 would be the first regular-season major league game in the city since the expansion Senators left town to become the Texas Rangers after the 1971 season.