31.   And he loved to play host to friends and family.

32.   And it was also the first time the Rose Bowl played host to the BCS championship, which rotates each year among the four major bowl games.

33.   And he is expected to perform similarly on Wednesday when the Bulls play host to Houston, the two-time defending NBA champs.

34.   And not just during the opera season, since the Met plays host to groups including the American Ballet Theater and the Kirov Ballet.

35.   And Sunday they play host to the team with the no-buys, the Houston Oilers.

36.   And Tempe coped with huge downtown crowds as it played host to a block party and the Fiesta Bowl on the same night.

37.   And then the Kings play host to the Chicago Blackhawks next Saturday in a significant game.

38.   And, lest anyone forget, the Cowboys must play host to Green Bay and travel to Miami and San Francisco in the weeks ahead.

39.   APEC in Osaka will be closely followed in Seattle, which played host to the trade organization two years ago.

40.   Arizona plays host to California on Thursday and Stanford on Saturday.