21.   Nebiolo, as he presented Johnson the gold medal, asked him when he knew he would break the mark.

22.   Not only does he plan to break the mark, he aims to shatter it.

23.   Ritsma, the all-around world champion who has won just about everything but an Olympic gold, was on pace to break the mark from the opening lap.

24.   Series-ending overtime victories by Pittsburgh and Los Angeles broke the mark.

25.   That broke a mark that Elson helped set last year in another around-the-world balloon attempt.

26.   The Cadets have already set a season record for completions and will break the mark for passing attempts with seven against Navy on Saturday.

27.   The only time a team blatantly tried to prevent Rhodes from breaking the mark was against the Daiei Hawks at Fukuoka Dome on Sunday.

28.   The SS had a chance to break the mark but walked in the seventh and the ninth.

29.   They are expected to break the mark Saturday night when knuckleballer Tom Candiotti is scheduled to start.

30.   They can break the mark Sunday against Phoenix.