11.   McBeath said players sometimes step to the side when a ball is coming directly at them, so they can see its curve better.

12.   OSU center Ken Johnson acknowledges that doubt creeps in when players step to the line.

13.   Rather than focusing on the league, the players should step forward and give more, not individually but in a collective sense.

14.   Saturday, when an Oregon player stepped on his foot, Hines finally gave in.

15.   The first player stepped into the hoop with his free leg, picked it up by hand and passed it over his head.

16.   The first two players have stepped forward.

17.   The Seahawks got a scare during practice when rookie RB Ahman Green went down after twisting his right knee when another player stepped on his foot.

18.   The Stars were without enforcer Shane Churla, so the young players stepped into the fighting fold.

19.   The warning signs appeared long before the U.S. players stepped off the bus in Nagano and sipped their first sake.

20.   U.S. captain Chris Chelios apologized publicly for the incident, but no player stepped forward to accept responsibility.