1.   And Stanford had advanced to meet Cincinnati on Thursday at the West Regional in Anaheim.

2.   Argentina now advances to meet the Netherlands in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Marseilles, while England must again contemplate another devastatingly early departure.

3.   In no time, the young guns have advanced to meet the old guard.

4.   Steffi Graf also advanced to meet the winner of Mary Pierce-Kimiko Date.

5.   The winner advances to meet the Giants or the Philadelphia Eagles next weekend in the NFC championship game.

6.   Atlanta advanced to meet the Houston-San Diego winner, starting Wednesday night at Turner Field.

7.   India advances to meet the winner of the Japan-Philippines match.

8.   Indiana advances to meet the Magic in the conference finals beginning Tuesday in Orlando.

9.   The Hawks, who got only two points from their bench, advanced to meet the New York Knicks beginning Tuesday night at the Georgia Dome.

10.   The winner advances to meet the winner of the Netherlands-Yugoslavia game.