31.   Boston-area skating fans will get their usual double dose of exhibitions next month.

32.   A couple hundred fans got their first look at the new-look Matadors -- including five true freshmen -- in an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday.

33.   A fan gets older, he presumably earns more options.

34.   A longtime Eagles fan never got the chance to enjoy the much-anticipated reunion of his favorite group.

35.   A football fan could never get close enough to eavesdrop when Al Davis and his latest head coach walk the sideline before an Oakland Raiders game.

36.   Actually, the fans got a little more enthusiastic as the game progressed, and hardly could keep from cheering out loud when Barry Bonds launched a moon shot.

37.   After doing this stuff for so long, he finds that the fan in him gets very few surprises when the MIT guy runs the numbers.

38.   After shaking hands, each fan will get a free calendar and then sit back for a mariachi and dance performance on the field to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

39.   After Pittsburgh beat Dallas in Super Bowl XIII, a Steelers fan got into the locker room, too.

40.   After seven straight hours of football, beer and potato chips, a fan can get his remote-control device confiscated by family members.