11.   According to Tricia Bork, chairman for the NCAA Division I championships, the league office never surrendered its host responsibility.

12.   After originally targeting Tuesday as the start date, the league office sent a memo to teams saying that camps will not open until tomorrow at the earliest.

13.   After the loss to San Jose, Rongen talked of regretting not having petitioned harder for more proficient players from the league office in the offseason.

14.   Ahlerich heads up a five-member staff at the league office in Manhattan and works closely with local independent security consultants.

15.   Alderson explained how a few weeks ago, Major League Baseball persuaded all of its teams to turn their Web operations over to the league office.

16.   Bradway then spent seven years as a Giants scout under former general manager George Young, who is now a vice president in the league office.

17.   But all major penalties are reviewed by the league office and the NHL has been coming down hard on offenders.

18.   But both Hendry and Bonin have retained their jobs, ostensibly because the league offices never received their letters.

19.   But just as Inspector Clouseau never tricked anyone, Valentine did not fool the league office.

20.   But the hoops landscape is barren right now, with no guarantee of immediate relief, and that has to be a concern in the league offices.