51.   The least likely scenario would be no changes in the coming years, he said.

52.   The likely scenario is to sit out day games after night games, but he and manager Bill Russell have no set schedule.

53.   The more likely scenario is that Houston found out what it would cost to get Stoudamire under contract this summer and had second thoughts.

54.   The more likely scenario, he said, is that domestic tobacco consumption will continue to decline.

55.   The more likely scenario, however, is that the Arabs will continue to voice their discontent in the old, disjointed ways.

56.   The most likely scenario is for Kirovski and Wagner to start, with Lassiter providing his searing speed off the bench in the second half.

57.   The most likely scenario would be as the primary utility man, but it is quite possible that he will be the everyday second baseman.

58.   The most likely scenario would be for McCall to fight a couple of lesser fighters than himself.

59.   The most likely scenario would be the Mavericks trading for Williams after he signs with Los Angeles, but even that seems remote.

60.   The most likely scenario, baseball officials say, is for the union to put up a fight but relent in return for concessions elsewhere.