41.   Leave it to the Kings to defy the odds.

42.   Mental retardation was the prognosis, but the boy defied the odds.

43.   Morey could be the ace in the hole, a kid who has defied the odds, made the team, and has come up with big plays.

44.   NetSolve Inc. of Austin is hoping to defy the odds by selling stock to the public in the worse environment for such sales in a decade.

45.   Occasionally, a player taken in the final round defies the odds and becomes a star.

46.   Once again, though, Ferraro has bounced back, defying the odds.

47.   Oh, nothing is imminent, unless Temple defies the odds, gets past Purdue on Friday and wins the NCAA championship.

48.   Or would it defy the odds?

49.   Only one sister, Reyna Gonzalez, defied the odds.

50.   Political rivals question how much longer Yeltsin can defy the odds, and how much longer Russia can operate with a part-time leader.