71.   And, supporters say, MSAs do it without federal mandates and lawsuits against health plans, which the Democrats favor.

72.   And they did it without Adam Deadmarsh, the critical player in the trade with the Avs.

73.   And they did it without networking and microwaves.

74.   And they did it without one member of their scoring trio, as Glen Rice stayed home with a stomach virus.

75.   And they did it without snickering.

76.   And they did it without their ace this season, Scott Murphy, who was ruled academically ineligible two days before the NCAA Regionals.

77.   And they think there is a way to do it without the kind of legal rancor that has attended endangered-species listings elsewhere.

78.   And to do it without their leading scorer suspended for throwing punches during the Kansas game and with just seven players makes it that much more impressive.

79.   And we do it without any proselytizing.

80.   Anyone crazy enough to do that event on a confined track would leap at the chance to do it without boundaries.