71.   What happened was that the better team won despite not playing as well as it could.

72.   When Overland was asked how Shimizu managed to win despite his size, he did not pause a moment.

73.   With potential opening day starters at every position except catcher and pitcher, the Mets won despite committing four errors.

74.   Paerson won despite a mistake that slowed her on the bottom half of the course.

75.   Patton said TCU won despite sloppy stickwork.

76.   Parramatta won despite losing center Paul Carige for a high tackle midway through the second half.

77.   Agassi downplayed his struggle on Sunday, saying he won despite not playing his best tennis the final two rounds.

78.   And they won despite making five turnovers, four in the second half.

79.   At Baltimore, Albert Belle hit a three-run homer in his first game for Baltimore, which won despite losing Cal Ripken to injury.

80.   Ashcroft was defeated for re-election in November by the late Gov. Mel Carnahan, who won despite his death in a plane crash.