41.   For the Pacers to steal the title, they would have to win three straight, the last two at Staples Center.

42.   Gamache had won seven straight by then, but money was always tight.

43.   Halling, the English colt that has won eight straight despite bleeding in some of those races, will be treated with Lasix before the Classic.

44.   He has won five straight versus the Chiefs and that means he truly knows the Chiefs personnel and definitely knows the way Schottenheimer thinks.

45.   He won five straight at the end of this season and beat Mariucci, who lost five of his last six.

46.   Hmmm. Obviously, Roberts has not seen Rutgers play ... How good is Wisconsin, which has won six straight after its opening loss to Syracuse?

47.   His trainer, Bill Mott, said his horse seemed to be thriving on grass since he switched in May and won two straight.

48.   I told him we were going to win three straight there.

49.   Indianapolis has won five straight against the Jets at Giants Stadium.

50.   In the divisional series against Texas, the Yankees lost the opener, then won three straight.