11.   The young Lidia Matticchio married a fellow Istrian, Felice Bastianich, and together they opened the first of their restaurants.

12.   Wal-Mart spent five years battling environmentalists before opening the first of three Vermont stores two years ago.

13.   Wade Boggs walked to open the first and Rosado nabbed the next three outs, which would symbolize his impressive performance.

14.   Bad light stopped play before New Zealand opened its first innings and stumps was taken at the end of a rain-interrupted second day.

15.   Czech ice-hockey star Jaromir Jagr on Tuesday opened the first of a chain of bars bearing his name.

16.   In Austria, it plans to open the first of up to a dozen stores by the end of this year.

17.   The range of testimony opened the first of three Labor Department forums by the Bush administration into work-related injuries.

18.   They will open the first round at home Tuesday against East champion Atlanta.

19.   Vina was hit by a pitch for the third time this season to open the first.

20.   Wright walked Tom Goodwin, Grudzielanek and Shawn Green to open the first.