21.   And the Kings already were playing without leading scorer Ziggy Palffy, who is back in Los Angeles nursing a sore lower back.

22.   And the Lakers struggled to hold off a Kings team that was playing without star Chris Webber and two key reserves.

23.   And now I can play without having to take extra medicine.

24.   And the Gators played without central defender Keisha Bell, who hurt her knee in practice Friday.

25.   And to play at Savannah State, which has a limited baseball budget, means playing without a full athletic scholarship.

26.   And Simon could not have played without being shepherded to eligibility by the university.

27.   And while Riley and his staff are making plans to play without Mourning, Riley was clearly not thinking about filling the pivot on Monday.

28.   And, because of the red card, the Galaxy must play without Campos when it travels to New England on Sunday.

29.   Art Ross was the Boston coach and the Bruins were playing without the famed Kraut Liners, who had gone off to war.

30.   As a music lover but a nonmusician, I am an easy mark for programs that promise to let me play brilliantly without actually having to learn much.