61.   Fynes won her heat with a brilliant start, easily holding off a charge by Gaines, who was expected to challenge Miller in the final.

62.   Goalie Jocelyn Thibault held off a Bruins flurry, and the Canadiens stayed in control.

63.   He believes it helps hold off brain loss.

64.   He cannot lean on his serve forever, cannot hold off time indefinitely.

65.   He had plenty left for the final quarter-mile and safely held off Suave Prospect, Tejano Run, and Thunder Gulch.

66.   He managed to hold off the Ducks until less than a minute remained.

67.   He said if the U.S. economy shows signs of picking up in the third quarter, the Fed will likely hold off further reductions in interest rates.

68.   He was the leading contender after Cigar for Horse of the Year honors, and he even held off Cigar in the Jockey Club in October at Belmont Park.

69.   Hill and Holbrooke had hoped to get the rebels to remove barricades along main roads and use the move to hold off a massive Serb assault.

70.   Hideo Nomo allowed the Rockies three runs on five hits in seven innings, and Antonio Osuna and Todd Worrell held off the Rockies the final two innings.