11.   And did not make the team.

12.   And a great shot at making the team.

13.   And if he makes the U.S. team, he wants a clear shot at his goal.

14.   And he credits the early season trade for him making the team.

15.   And he deemed irrelevant the argument the team has been made to feel like a second-class citizen since the Raiders returned to Oakland.

16.   And everyone else has a chance to make the team at trials without worrying about backroom politics.

17.   And he was a shining point, A kid who came from nothing barely making the team to be a pivotal member of the rebirth of our franchise.

18.   And if they make the team, they will command salaries at the league minimum.

19.   And none of them made the team when employed by the nine-time defending divisional champs.

20.   And with the Trials ending only one month before the Sydney Games, some elite swimmers are banking on making the team without being at peak form.