1.   In earlier times, it was Patrick Ewing versus Alonzo Mourning or Tim Hardaway versus any poor Knicks point guard assigned to guard him.

2.   Payton was busy using any Clipper point guard assigned to him.

3.   An Egyptian guard assigned to the U.S. Embassy shot and killed himself after accidentally firing his automatic rifle Sunday while on duty, the Interior Ministry said.

4.   As a former first lady she already has at least four police guards assigned to her.

5.   As a former first lady, Mrs. Marcos already has at least four police guards assigned to her.

6.   But the plan backfired when a female guard assigned to the position sued because she was being pulled from another post she had bid for.