61.   Monday Night Football was no slam dunk for success, you know.

62.   Nearly a slam dunk for the National League Cy Young Award a month ago, Maddux has become very mortal.

63.   No one will miss McGwire more than Giambi if a trade takes place, which is a strong possibility but far from a slam dunk.

64.   Not that it would be slam dunk, either.

65.   Now it looks like a slam dunk in the other direction.

66.   Not in this age of the highlight shows like SportsCenter and its ilk showing nothing but a mind-numbing barrage of slam dunks.

67.   On the basketball court, Martin cuts a menacing figure with his four tattoos, fierce glares, slam dunks, rejected shots and swift sprints.

68.   On the hardcourts, his vertical leaps pay out-of-context homage to the slam dunks of his role model, Michael Jordan.

69.   Or whether a breakaway goal ever will become as captivating an image as a play at the plate, a touchdown run or a slam dunk.

70.   Or will he go right over the top and throw down a slam dunk with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer?