11.   But Yankee bats are starting to sting the ball as Wade Boggs and Don Mattingly return to form.

12.   Butler released the ball as the shot clock horn sounded, and when the shot came up short, N.C. State thought it had a shot clock violation.

13.   Center fielder Mike Cameron, who had as good a view of the ball as anyone, echoed Piniella.

14.   Daal has been effective whether he gets the ball as a starter, long reliever or setup man.

15.   David Justice raced in for it and slid, short-hopping the ball as Soriano scored the first run of the game.

16.   Did you know the first time Tomlinson touched the ball as a peewee football player, he scored a touchdown?

17.   Dudley corralled the ball as two Chiefs players bounced off him.

18.   From the balcony of his apartment, he could hear the gentle knock of croquet balls as retirees played below.

19.   Guillermo Schellotto gathered the ball as Mexico tried to draw an offside trap.

20.   Hackman, in what amounts to an extended cameo, has a ball as a chain-smoking, liver-spotted lech with stained teeth and a deadly wheeze.