101.   Sweden and Finland each won their opening semifinal game at the World Ice Hockey Championships on Tuesday, moving one step closer to a title showdown between the archrivals.

102.   Starting this year, we are moving one step further.

103.   Tennessee moved one step closer to a shot at the national title.

104.   The city of Memphis moved a step closer to officially getting the Vancouver Grizzlies when an NBA relocation committee recommended Thursday that team owners grant their approval.

105.   The federal government has moved one step closer to permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

106.   The opening of their first airport was a concrete sign for Palestinians that their lives were becoming freer and their homeland was moving one step closer to statehood.

107.   Two fighters moved a step closer to defending their world titles with lopsided decisions.

108.   Two goals in two minutes at the start of the second period gave the Buffalo Sabres all they needed to move a step closer to the Stanley Cup finals.

109.   Volkswagen AG moved a step closer to buying Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., agreeing Thursday also to purchase a high-performance engine company from the parent of Rolls-Royce.

110.   When the suppressor gene itself is broken, however, cancer moves another step closer.