1.   Before a game at Southern Methodist, a tropical storm flooded the area, forcing police to escort players to the airport.

2.   According to LaFleur, the players were escorted into a room and tested one by one.

3.   He escorted star players to their cars to shield them from autograph seekers.

4.   Police will escort players to practice sessions at Scottsdale Community College and to the game.

5.   The U.S. locker room was open for nearly half an hour after its late-morning training session, but players were escorted away from autograph seekers.

6.   They also will escort some players to public appearances.

7.   With two referees now on the whistle, one of them could be in charge of escorting a player immediately out of the action when a penalty is whistled.

8.   Police escorted the players back to their hotel.

9.   Bobby Despotovski of the Glory was singled out for abuse as fans broke through security while players were escorted through an empty grandstand.

10.   Bouncers escorted the players outside, but apparently some of them tried to return to the club, Martins-Engelbrecht said.