71.   But unlike those races back in high school, Runyan will step to the line with confidence.

72.   But when Rodriguez was decommissioned by a concussion and knee injury suffered Friday night, Derek Jeter stepped to the plate.

73.   By the time she stepped to the podium in January, her hands were shaking but she knew her speech by heart.

74.   Cheney, a prominent public figure for two decades but never a candidate for national office, stepped to the forefront Wednesday by accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination.

75.   Carter especially heard the dozen or so Knick zealots under the basket, derisively serenading him as he stepped to the free-throw line in the final minute.

76.   Cobb stepped to the plate and gripped the bat with hands apart, his trademark.

77.   Convention delegates, who Gore is relying on to provide energy for the fall campaign, said they were anxious for Gore to step on to the stage.

78.   Crenshaw is counting on Woods to step to the first tee five times, starting Friday.

79.   Cowley and another young investigator stepped to the other side of the room and gave Tolliver some space.

80.   David Stern will probably not finish the sentence that way when he steps to the microphone Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.