1.   Although there appeared to be a division of opinion among club officials, the Royals said more recently that their fans preferred that they remain in the American League.

2.   And some fans prefer the rock CD to the hip-hop CD.

3.   As a breed, fans prefer to see their heroes go out on top.

4.   But Yankee fans prefer him to stay out of the headlines.

5.   Fans prefer their professional teams here.

6.   For some reason, the Internet fans preferred to chat about baseball.

7.   He also transcends the line between the infallible super hero and those with feet of clay, something Chambliss believes fans prefer.

8.   I think the fans will prefer this kind of team.

9.   In this case, the fans preferred the old guy over the young guy.

10.   Its mantra is that sports fans prefer local sports to national, and news about their local teams to national news.