21.   Kent Forsberg, father of rising hockey star Peter Forsberg, was appointed new coach of the Swedish national hockey team Tuesday.

22.   Kent Forsberg, father of rising hockey star Peter Forsberg, was appointed to coach the Swedish national hockey team on Tuesday.

23.   Rising golf star Justin Rose dropped out of the Singapore Masters, organizers said Wednesday.

24.   So does his countryman, rapidly rising star Alexei Yagudin.

25.   Three years ago, rising country star Deryl Dodd became too weak to hold a guitar and was barely able to walk.

26.   Top-ranked player Lleyton Hewitt of Australia is expected to make his debut at Monte Carlo, as is rising American star Andy Roddick.

27.   Thursday rising star Patrick Rafter, the fifth seed, is scheduled to play fellow Australian Wally Masur.

28.   Somerset, fired by rising star Marcus Trescothick and Graham Rose, crushed Ireland in the Benson and Hedges Cup on Tuesday -- then kept their fingers firmly crossed.