51.   The first practice, an impromptu session called by coach Bill Parcells, had ended.

52.   The current generation has brought Ecuador up a notch, and Hurtado will likely be called by coach Francisco Maturana to World Cup qualifying matches.

53.   The feeling was that the coach would call each player just before midnight Friday and tell him to be in Smithfield, R.I., by sunrise Saturday.

54.   The Nets coach called timeouts.

55.   There is talk at Princeton of addressing the rule, which the basketball coach, Bill Carmody, called archaic.

56.   Tulane coaches called to see how Quentin was feeling.

57.   Two minutes before halftime in a close game, the coach called a play that for him was out of character.

58.   USC got burned on a fake punt because two coaches called conflicting defenses on the play.

59.   When Los Angeles Kings coach Andy Murray called timeout early in the third period Friday night, he was one angry parent.

60.   When Los Angeles Kings first-year coach Andy Murray called timeout early in the third period Friday night, he was one angry parent.