21.   Kent hit his eighth homer of the year as the Giants won their third straight to stay atop the NL West.

22.   Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria, the defending downhill champion, was ninth but stayed atop the World Cup overall standings.

23.   President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin promised Wednesday to stay atop US-Russian relations during their respective presidential campaigns.

24.   Spain Real Madrid and Barcelona breezed to easy victories Sunday to stay atop the Spanish league.

25.   The Devils are seeking to stay atop the Atlantic Division and capture home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.

26.   The Swedes stay atop the group with six points and Austria moves into a second-place tie with Scotland with four points.

27.   The Swedes stayed atop the group with six points and Austria moved into a second-place tie with Scotland with four points.

28.   The Swedes stayed atop the group with six points and Austria moves into a second-place tie with Scotland with four points.

29.   Tom Scherrer upstaged the headliners and Steve Lowery rushed to stay atop the leaderboard.

30.   With the win, the United States stayed atop Group B, tied with Costa Rica, which it will face Saturday.