21.   The victory kept Sampras around for awhile Friday night to find out whom he would meet Saturday.

22.   The victory kept the Coyotes two points behind front-running Dallas in the Pacific Division.

23.   The victory kept the first-place Angels a half-game ahead of the Seattle Mariners in the divisional race.

24.   The victory kept the Lakers moving that way.

25.   The victory keeps alive U.S. hopes of reaching the semifinals.

26.   The victory keeps the Stars in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference playoff race, and for first place overall in the NHL.

27.   The victory kept the Angels, who have won six of their past eight, five games behind Seattle with six games left.

28.   The victory kept the Mariners from being swept by the Indians in this four-game series.

29.   The victory kept the Red Sox five games behind the Yankees in the American League East and two in arrears of Oakland in the wild-card race.

30.   The victory keeps the Liberty in first place in the Eastern Conference with the Cleveland Rockers, who played the Washington Mystics Saturday night.