1.   The players sat as far away from her as they could, but the smell and the squealing promised to keep them awake all night.

2.   An improbable loss that Sunday afternoon to the Eagles had stripped the defeated naked, even though most players sat silently in front of lockers, still wearing uniforms.

3.   As the players sat on the bus following practice the next day, the coach climbed aboard and announced there had been a sudden change of plans.

4.   A few players sat at their lockers, absorbed by the music booming through their headphones.

5.   About the only time he bristled Wednesday was when someone asked him if he had changed his stance about players sitting on helmets.

6.   Each player sits at his own table, which, like hundreds of reporters, are scattered throughout.

7.   Eight players sat in front of me.

8.   Five sax players sit up front.

9.   For any team that happens to sweep its first-round opponent, the players could be sitting around for a week while their next opponent finishes its series.

10.   Friday night, both were available, and neither player sat for a minute in the second half.