21.   According to sources, earning the right to sue from the EEOC means the commission believes Glenn has a legitimate case against the league.

22.   After a year, of course, those same newbies had earned the right to whine about the freshmen coming in behind them.

23.   After years of hits and accolades, Gill has earned the right to experiment.

24.   Brooks has earned the right to get such good-natured clubhouse ribbing.

25.   But a stock has to earn its right to stay.

26.   But Dylan has earned the right to bend the rules.

27.   But he has earned the right not to be counted out.

28.   But I grow defensive when outsiders take swipes at them, not because they do not deserve it, but because most outsiders have not earned the right.

29.   But he feels he has earned the right to be in games at crunch time.

30.   But it has not earned the right to deflect the sum total of blame to the offense, although Jeffires, oddly enough, seemed to accept it.