41.   The Texans launched their first outreach tour this week in an effort to build fan interest outside the immediate Houston area.

42.   The suggestion that rivalries might help revive fan interest is intriguing but probably unrealistic.

43.   The WNBA is hinging its success on huge fan interest.

44.   There is enough fan interest in the Valley for high amounts of anticipation if the Boston Red Sox and Pedro Martinez were coming to town.

45.   Their story lines are much more fascinating than their layup lines, lifting ticket sales and fan interest while lowering moral standards.

46.   To promote fan interest, luge racing has become horse racing in Europe.

47.   Truthfully or not, Bonds does not recognize fan interest as an issue.

48.   Will fan interest suffer . . . or be enhanced?

49.   Other reasons for allowing gambling are to reduce the enticement of the underground, illegal kind, and to build up fan interest.

50.   Professional teams from the United States have been traveling abroad for years to increase fan interest.