21.   Villanova and Seton Hall, the only threats to the Connecticut women in Big East basketball, won quarterfinal games on Saturday in the conference tournament.

22.   What about UNH and a possible quarterfinal game against BU?

23.   Pakistan lost its quarterfinal game against India last weekend in Bangalore.

24.   A daylong tropical downpour forced all eight matches Wednesday in the ICC Trophy cricket tournament to be abandoned, including four reverse quarterfinal games.

25.   An attacking midfielder for Arsenal, Pires tore a knee ligament playing for his club in an FA Cup quarterfinal game on Saturday after scoring in the opening minute.

26.   Brazil will play France, and Australia will play Nigeria in already determined quarterfinal games on Sunday.

27.   Canada center Joe Sakic will miss the rest of the Olympic ice hockey tournament after spraining his left knee in a quarterfinal game against Kazakstan.

28.   Colo Colo will be without injured star Ivo Basay and a handful of other starters for the first-leg quarterfinal game of the Supercopa soccer tournament on Thursday.

29.   Clinton attend a quarterfinal game last week outside Washington as the U.S. team defeated Germany to advance to the finals.

30.   Division two Stockport came from behind to knock Premier League West Ham out of the League Cup and set up a quarterfinal home game against Southampton.