41.   No deals can actually be consummated until Wednesday, when the NBA signing season officially opens.

42.   Not quite a week remains until the quail season opens and we give in completely to our madness.

43.   Now, when New England waters have begun to warm and the legal lobster season has opened in Canada, lobsters are hard shelled and absolutely delicious.

44.   Of course, everything could change when the regular season opens next week.

45.   Palmer still says Detmer would be the starter if the season opened this weekend.

46.   Populations when the season opened almost completely were eliminated the first two or three days by hunters.

47.   Robinson said that Joe Randa and Keith Lockhart would platoon at third if the season opened today.

48.   Roman Oben at left tackle and Dave Wohlabaugh at center are starters from last season assured of maintaining their spots when the season opens.

49.   So Horry, though valued as a key force off the bench, would start if the season opened today.

50.   So Justice was traded, along with Marquis Grissom, to Cleveland for Kenny Lofton just before this season opened.