51.   An avid hiker, Hampton found himself exploring the trails in the Tahoe basin on his days off.

52.   Altobelli said he would never let Ripken go that long again without a day off.

53.   Amy Duran, a starting guard, said she enjoyed the days off.

54.   An inning here, a day off there.

55.   And even Raul Mondesi, who has come under fire for two awful months, returned after a day off to contribute two hits and a stolen base.

56.   And in a special arrangement, the power plant is willing to give the employees up to two paid days off each year to teach in the local schools.

57.   And I think I asked for a day off.

58.   And that was her day off.

59.   And parents on Monday scrambled to make last-minute baby-sitting arrangements, to take the day off work or to sneak their children into the office.

60.   And starting goalie Roman Turek took the day off after playing Saturday against Anaheim.