1.   And that makes it even more important for the starters to go deeper into games.

2.   As expected, the game got sloppier once the starters went to the sidelines.

3.   Cunningham got his chance when starter Brad Johnson went down.

4.   Dodgers starters have gone at least seven innings in the past eight games....

5.   For the second consecutive year, the Cowboys have watched a starter go down for the season.

6.   Graham was told this week by the Arizona head coach, Vince Tobin, that he would be the starter going into next season.

7.   His opportunity came when starter Jeff Hackett went down with a shoulder injury.

8.   If the starter Howard Cross or Aaron Pierce at the H-back spot go down, Kozlowski would be the replacement.

9.   In the first three weeks of the season, nearly a dozen starters went down in a flurry of aches, pains and serious injuries.

10.   In the second half, the Bruins looked sloppy as the starters went to the bench for good.