31.   Chicago has won three straight since a season-opening loss to Baltimore.

32.   Colorado now has won six straight after losing its first two.

33.   Colgate has won six straight.

34.   Dallas, including postseason, has won eight straight against Green Bay.

35.   Darren Dreifort goes after his third consecutive victory tonight and Kevin Brown won five straight before dropping his last start.

36.   Edmonton, which holds the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, has won five straight.

37.   Entering the All-Star break, the Braves have won nine straight, turning the Philadelphia Phillies into a distant memory.

38.   Earlier this week, he allowed himself to imagine his team winning five straight, beating Arizona in Tucson, going to a bowl game.

39.   Earlier, the Bears won two straight, against San Francisco and Cleveland, by rallying to tie the game in the fourth quarter and win it in overtime.

40.   Favorite Trick, trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Day, will face eight rivals, including Southern Bostonian, who has won two straight.