1.   And on Saturday he admitted one of the reasons he wanted to play was that with Al Leiter pitching plenty of grounders figured to come his way.

2.   A better test would figure to come a few weeks from now when Joe Nieuwendyk makes his anticipated return to the ice.

3.   After weathering a hailstorm of shots in the first period, the Avalanche figured to come out in the second and skate as though chasing a rainbow.

4.   But if trash talk is a Botha weapon, it figures to come in the later rounds.

5.   But none figures to come from Seattle, where the local college team has become a virtual partner with Nike.

6.   His primary competition figures to come from former winners Dale Ellis and Glen Rice, along with Steve Kerr and Stockton.

7.   If there was going to be an ace here, it figured to come on Hole Six.

8.   It figured to come down like this.

9.   Sports in the future figure to come with a price.

10.   That figures to come Saturday when eighth-ranked USC travels to Corvallis, Ore., to play Oregon State.