21.   A victory will give them the lead over Dallas and Washington for at least three days.

22.   A victory would give the Bronx Bombers a sweep of the series.

23.   A victory would give the Matadors one more win after five games than they had all of last season.

24.   A victory would have given the Jets an instant boost of acclaim and confidence.

25.   A Vikings victory would have given them a decisive lead in the NFC Central.

26.   A victory also would give Robinson his eighth of the season, a total he reached in each of his first eight years over his two terms at USC.

27.   A victory gives the Bruins seven wins and probably assures an invitation to either the Cotton, Hancock or Aloha bowls, depending on a slew of other factors.

28.   A victory gives the Rangers a series victory in the first of a four-city road trip.

29.   But his surprising victory has given hope to two other officers who are challenging the city on the same grounds.

30.   But the victory gives the administration a vastly stronger hand in that struggle and alters the momentum in the scandal threatening the Clinton White House.