1.   And though Smith found the fan interest an interference sometimes, particularly for her camera-shy boyfriend, Nowicki welcomes it.

2.   Anderson was about to finish speaking when he thought of another example of fan interest.

3.   And, thanks in large part to the US triumph in Nagano, fan interest is expected to reach new heights.

4.   A lack of fan interest here produced all that lousy football.

5.   A playoff system could generate fan interest in some second-tier games, like the Sun Bowl, he said.

6.   But fan interest may falter if the team just rolls over its opponents.

7.   But fan interest might be misleading because both are linked to popular promotions.

8.   But he seemed to capture the essence of fan interest with his words Thursday.

9.   Citing issues of leadership, collective bargaining and sagging fan interest, NBA commissioner David Stern admits his league is at a crossroads.

10.   Doomsayers believe the league risks losing what marketing momentum and fan interest it will have built leading up to the break.