41.   Pinch-hitter Dave Hansen hit a shot down the first-base line, but first baseman Helton made a diving catch.

42.   Rebuked by Washington for its initial silence, Belarus formally expressed regret today that its military shot down a sport balloon carrying two Americans.

43.   A combat laser designed to protect northern Israel shot down two Russian-made rockets during tests here, the Army reported Monday.

44.   After the launch, the Interfax news agency erroneously reported that Russian forces had shot down a missile fired from northern Europe.

45.   Also, in late June the Peruvian air force shot down a small plane suspected of carrying drugs and a second aircraft crashed while trying to evade interception.

46.   Although Carter provided his usual show-stopping moves, it was Williams that ensured the victory with clutch outside shots down the stretch.

47.   Alleged Angolan rebel deserter claims his unit shot down U.N.

48.   As a matter of principle, Amnuay could not stay on after Korn shot down his tax increase proposal.

49.   Bosnian Foreign Minister Irfan Ljubijankic and six other people were killed Sunday when rebel Croatian-Serb forces shot down their helicopter in northern Bosnia.

50.   Both players, though, made the critical shots down the stretch.