1.   It is, however, NOW that the defender should take the initiative in the further handling of the claim.

2.   REPUBLIC of Ireland defender Mick McCarthy took charge of Millwall yesterday when former Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch resigned after two years at the Second Division club.

3.   Finally, affirmative action defenders have taken some heart from recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court.

4.   He has improved his jump shot to the point where a defender now must take it seriously.

5.   He runs high, but he is so strong that defenders take a good shot and bounce off.

6.   He is helpless without it, flustered when it disappears, crestfallen when a defender takes it away.

7.   Savarese and Johnny Torres were approaching the New Hampshire goal when Phantom defender Willie Schweitzer took down Savarese on the edge of the penalty area.

8.   Running the option around the right side, he kept the ball until three defenders were taking him down.

9.   The defender took his time getting off Walker, so Walker flipped him to the ground.

10.   Play was barely under way when Uruguayan defender Fernando Picun took down Palermo near the box.