71.   And yet it happened, at a time when the sport is more conscious than ever of the exposure of the players to physical risks.

72.   And, more significant, it is far more than any single Canadian province supports in the country where the sport was born.

73.   Are these sports?

74.   Are more sports events on TV a good thing?

75.   As a teen-ager, his best sport was baseball, but he began a long love affair with hoops at the sight of Pete Maravich.

76.   Approached with the right mindset, sports are as entertainingly escapist as ever.

77.   Are professional sports content to have the fans turn on the television instead of buying a ticket?

78.   As any surfer will tell you, the sport is exhilarating.

79.   As the lords of the game gather in our town, the sport is in chaos.

80.   As the gates open, sport may be vulnerable on a few fronts.