101.   At the group level, Nomura Securities Co., Daiwa Securities Co. and Nikko Securities Co., Yamaichi Securities Co. all went from losses to a profit last year.

102.   Azumah Nelson has not retired, as many thought he would after his loss to Genaro Hernandez.

103.   Bad luck, the Argentines said, with a typical touch of arrogance, could only explain their loss to an inferior team.

104.   Autry could be a key factor against a USC defense that had trouble stopping opposing runners in losses to Notre Dame and UCLA.

105.   Back-to-back losses to the Seattle Mariners this weekend did nothing to lighten the predictable gloom that every year settles in as surely as the fog on Block Island.

106.   Baltimore gets in the playoffs if the Ravens beat Minnesota, or Seattle losses to or ties Kansas City, or the Jets lose.

107.   Bama still smarting from one-point loss to Arkansas.

108.   Back-to-back losses to two of their chief rivals in the Western Conference could constitute a worrisome trend.

109.   Banks attributed the losses to write-offs of bad loans.

110.   Barnes, who was shut out in the loss to Cal, atoned mightily.