11.   Like Lolich, Gibson had won a pair of earlier games, and now they were pitching for the championship.

12.   Notah Begay is the Native American member of the PGA Tour who came into prominence last year by winning a pair of tournaments.

13.   The fact that each won a pair of US Opens tells you that they adapted their games quite well for stroke play, too.

14.   The long jump is where she excelled in college, winning a pair of NCAA titles.

15.   The Sonics, with McMillan, rallied to win a pair at home and force the Bulls to a sixth game in Chicago before losing.

16.   The third medal should belong to the Americans, who have won a pair at two of the last three Games.

17.   Andre Agassi, coming up with big shots at critical times, won a pair of tiebreakers to edge Todd Martin in three sets in the Newsweek Champions Cup.

18.   But this year he has won a pair of tournaments and finished second in two others, and questions about his motivation have faded.

19.   Chinese men also won a pair of singles matches.

20.   Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, second after the short program, skated well enough in the finale to win the pairs.