31.   August inflation reports from key Western German states this morning showed prices dropping for the second month in a row.

32.   Barry Potomski of the Kings once squared off with Jeff Odgers right after the puck was dropped for the opening faceoff.

33.   Baydemir said reports of torture and other abuses to his office had climbed in the last three months after dropping off for two years.

34.   Bell came close to catching the ball, but it dropped for a hit, putting two runners on with no outs.

35.   Besides the triple, Payton singled and lined sharply to second on a ball that was dropped for an error.

36.   Big-leaguers such as Marquis Grissom, Al Martin and Royce Clayton have dropped in for high-level tutoring.

37.   Before today, the dollar dropped for six straight days versus the yen.

38.   Bonds dropped for the fourth session in a row.

39.   Bonds dropped for the past three days after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other Fed officials suggested the economic slowdown will be temporary.

40.   ----- A few hours after the phone calls, the puck was dropped for the opening faceoff at Chicago Stadium.