31.   When the league tried to stop the Raiders from moving to Los Angeles, the L.A. Coliseum and Al Davis successfully sued to prevent the move.

32.   Why is the league trying to reestablish itself in Atlanta and Minneapolis-St. Paul, where franchises have failed before?

33.   With the fifth-year league still trying to find its niche in the marketplace and its television ratings declining, suddenly people are talking about the WNBA.

34.   With the exception of the NFL, every league is still trying to repair damage done to its fan base.

35.   President and general manager Kevin Payne has kept the talent well deep, even though the league has tried to restore parity by allocating fewer incoming talents to United.

36.   He also said leagues should try to ensure that there is more than one adult with a team at all times.

37.   Long criticized as ineffectual and unassertive, the league is trying to reassert its role by resuming annual summits as a way to resolve regional debates and unify Arabs.

38.   Marketed as a little sister to NASCAR, spokesman Cale Yarborough said the league would try to become a starting point for unknown drivers.

39.   NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league does try to limit the number of games on Christmas and Christmas Eve.

40.   Nearly two years after the World Cup lifted soccer into American headlines, a top-level national league will try to emulate that success on a smaller level.