51.   He was in eight league championship series and four World Series with the Reds and the Royals.

52.   Here he is in the championship series at a young age dealing with adversity for the first time.

53.   Hershiser, the most valuable player of the American League championship series, kept pace with Maddux through six innings.

54.   He would like nothing more than to play against Jordan and the team that beat the Suns in the championship series two years ago.

55.   How those qualities have contributed to reaching a sixth game of a league championships series is hard to measure.

56.   However, it is more than merely one championship series and one set of TV ratings that is taking a hit here.

57.   If Detroit wins, this would mark the fourth consecutive season that the NHL championship series has ended in a sweep.

58.   If victorious the Knicks would eliminate the Pacers and advance to the league championship series against the San Antonio Spurs.

59.   I think it goes back to how well he pitched against the Red Sox in that championship series.

60.   If only the Nets knew before the championship series began what they know now.