41.   China now has five players in the final eight.

42.   Drechsler also failed to make the final eight in the long jump, the event in which she was expected to win at least the silver medal.

43.   Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the final eight were released Monday.

44.   Either unheralded Rhode Island or huge underdog Valparaiso will be in the final eight.

45.   Even a one-goal defeat would have been enough to advance to the final eight.

46.   Even a one-goal defeat would have been enough to get through to the final eight.

47.   Even in a down year, North Carolina still found a way to make the final eight.

48.   Germany, by contrast, is not a world hockey power, and reaching the final eight would be an accomplishment for Martin Reichel and his teammates.

49.   Gone from the money-short team that powered its way into the final eight is Yuri Maximov, who was recently sold to Werder Bremen.

50.   Had she not swum, Evans would have made the final eight.