71.   Houston started the season with Kansas City and made five tackles on special teams.

72.   Huskey started this season slowly, but has heated up since he began playing positions other than third base.

73.   His remarks during the strike, somewhat misconstrued, put him at odds with Rangers fans to start the season.

74.   If no settlement is reached by mid-month, the owners say they will install a salary cap and start the season with those who show up to play.

75.   If the show goes well, she said, she will probably write a couple more episodes this season and two or three to start next season.

76.   In many ways, the return to Daytona will allow drivers and teams to begin healing after what happened there to start the season.

77.   In more than a century of baseball, no defending first-place team has ever started a season with more than four straight losses.

78.   Inevitably, circumstances dictate that at least a couple of worthy candidates start the season in the minors.

79.   It is close to final-answer time over whether Larkin can start the season and the club is guarded and non-commital about his status.

80.   It is hardly a surprise that Rivers is not ready to start the season.