1.   And again, the Ducks looked hapless in letting another lead slip away.

2.   After letting a three-hole lead slip with three to go and enduring an overnight weather delay, he recovered nicely.

3.   But Ordonez failed with the bases loaded against reliever Shayne Bennett, and then Yoshii let the lead slip away.

4.   Once a huge favorite for the Senate nomination, Bryant saw his lead slip in recent weeks.

5.   The Americans, however, let a lead slip frustratingly away, just as they had let an apparent draw lapse into a defeat in Costa Rica in March.

6.   The Spurs spent the rest of the night watching that lead slip away.

7.   In Spain, Celta Vigo let a chance to take the lead slip away with Deportivo staying on top.