61.   Both Friesen and Shields figure to be available on Wednesday night when the Ducks play host to the Montreal Canadiens.

62.   -- New York will play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

63.   -- The Islanders will play host to the Rangers on Sunday afternoon, while the Devils will be visited by the Hartford Whalers on Sunday night.

64.   -- The Knicks will play host to the Washington Bullets on Saturday night.

65.   A day after the Randy Johnson welcome-home party, Safeco Field played host to the Jeff Fassero farewell tour.

66.   A ballpark renowned for football scores played host to another traditional baseball score Tuesday.

67.   A few hours after this game, the Bears would play host to the Philadelphia Eagles in the first playoff game at Soldier Field in a decade.

68.   A request for information does not mean a commitment, of course, or even a promise to formally consider playing host to the dump.

69.   A year from today, Staples Center will play host to the NHL All-Star Weekend, a month after it hosts the national figure-skating championships.

70.   After all, they say, China actively pursued the opportunity to play host to the conference to begin with.