1.   The mortgage business, which, because of its shrinking profitability, is increasingly dominated by big players able to churn out large numbers of those loans.

2.   The player best able to take advantage was Sakic, with Colorado goalie Patrick Roy running a close second.

3.   There have been few dominant players able to invest in technology.

4.   Those players able to finish were in prime position today, and nobody was in better shape than Kelly Robbins.

5.   Those players able to finish had to do it in diminishing light on greens of varying firmness.

6.   Williams said that the last time he had seen this few players able to perform was in high school.

7.   With no one player able to outdo Marbury, the Grizzlies relied on a joint effort.

8.   Both teams cut down the space to combine, resulting in an often sterile midfield shuffle with no player able to impose himself.

9.   He seemed to be the only player able to find his footing on the soaked grass until the final minutes.

10.   Hoch was the only player able to apply any pressure to Elkington on Saturday, making seven birdies and no bogeys.