91.   The team made the playoffs last season after missing them for four years.

92.   The Stars have been without Hatcher before, including the first five games of the playoffs last season.

93.   The team made the playoffs last season in its first year of existence and will be factor again this season.

94.   There is a reason the Knicks will struggle to make the playoffs this season unless they make a blockbuster deal.

95.   There was a time when it looked like the defending national champion USC baseball team might not even make it to the playoffs this season.

96.   They also are pennant-race tested, though the tandem was unable to lead the Diamondbacks to the playoffs last season.

97.   There is little question that the hiring of Schottenheimer was a brilliant move by Snyder and could well propel the Redskins deep into the playoffs next season.

98.   They can make the playoffs this season as a wild-card monster.

99.   They missed the playoffs last season and have not missed the tournament in two consecutive seasons in more than two decades.

100.   They have not beaten any team that made the playoffs last season.