41.   The umpires, Alderson said, would have been better served if, before filing the grievance, they had asked to meet about the matter.

42.   The win sends ASU Coach Charli Turner Thorne to the hospital today or Monday to deliver her first child with the inspiration she asked for before tip-off.

43.   Van Gundy asked before answering his own question.

44.   We can ask a whole lot of questions that we could not ask before.

45.   When Corretja, asked before the match if he thought he stood a chance, said he planned to treat Sampras like a nobody, he was not kidding.

46.   When do the guarantees end, Valentine was asked before the game.

47.   When asked before the game Monday night with the Orioles at Legends Field about Down, Steinbrenner brushed aside the question.

48.   When she was asked the same question before the tribute, she seemed to answer for just about everybody.

49.   When Lett was asked about his series of unflattering incidents before Super Bowl XXX in Phoenix, sweat started to drip from his face.

50.   When Manager Joe Torre was asked before the game about his third starter for the playoffs, he did not even call Wells the favorite.