21.   He won the first and missed the cut the following week.

22.   Horry went on to help the Rockets win the first of their back-to-back championships.

23.   It took Michael Jordan seven years before he won the first of his six NBA titles.

24.   Jennifer and I always go three sets, but after I won the first I was determined to close it out in two.

25.   Karros, the first baseman and first spokesman, won the first of what now is five straight National League Rookie of the Year awards for the Dodgers.

26.   Jordan won the first of his five that season and the Bulls lost in the conference semis to the Pistons.

27.   Led by Jordan, the Bulls won their first of three straight titles, and six in eight seasons, the following season.

28.   Last weekend was the dawning of a new year with new fights, and he found a way to win the first of them.

29.   Lopez will again be the sentimental favorite, trying to win her first Open.

30.   Max was winning the first, but scratched on the eight ball.