61.   If they decide on surgery, it could keep him sidelined for three months, or until the season starts.

62.   If not, Perez likely will start the season in extended spring training.

63.   In his first start last season, against the high-powered Colorado Rockies, he allowed one run and four hits in seven innings.

64.   In his first eight starts this season, Bottenfield allowed three earned runs or fewer seven times.

65.   Influenza activity has begun to rise after a slow start this season, federal health officials said Friday.

66.   It will be his third start this season.

67.   It was the most runs he has given up in a start this season.

68.   It would be challenging enough to defend the CART FedEx Series championship, but Team Penske is upping the ante before the season even starts.

69.   Its jackrabbit start this season has been knocked off its rails by injuries to both starting wide-outs, Robert Brooks and Antonio Freeman.

70.   Kenny Anderson, the point guard who quarterbacks the New Jersey Nets, had been off to a dreary start this season.