1.   A football team that snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, watching a pivotal game slip through its fingers.

2.   All three games slipped away.

3.   But more painful than the alleged elbow was that the Nets had let another close game slip out of their grasp.

4.   But the Avalanche is the defending Stanley Cup champion and showed its tenacity just when it seemed that the game might slip away.

5.   But the Knicks were too good, and too determined, to let another game slip away.

6.   For Texas, this game slipped away quickly.

7.   Grant Hill has heard the whispers about how his game has slipped.

8.   Her game has slipped and she needed a special exemption for the U.S. Open.

9.   He welcomed the well-wishers because his game slipped this year.

10.   Instead of energizing the almost-full house on Saturday, the Mets let another game slip away to one of the worst teams in the National League.