21.   Martin began the first with a three-point play and another basket, and Philman netted the next two baskets.

22.   Team Canada, led by executive director and former NHL great Wayne Gretzky, began the first of four practice days Tuesday.

23.   The parole board is expected to begin the first of four hearings Wednesday to determine who will be paroled, the Virgin Islands Daily News reported Monday.

24.   The race began the first of three days in the Alps after an off day.

25.   May is expected to bowl to Malik when the tourists began their first innings later Friday.

26.   Taiwan Wednesday began the first of a series of military reviews but trimmed their scope from original projections in an apparent effort to avoid provoking China.