1.   Loss of concentration cost the Devils early in the second period.

2.   Pitcher Michele Smith admitted the loss cost the team its mystique.

3.   The loss cost the previously unbeaten Bruins an invitation to the national championship game.

4.   The loss cost them a rare chance to pick up a game on first-place Seattle, which lost in New York.

5.   The loss cost the Sox a chance to overtake Oakland for first place in the American League wild-card race by a half-game.

6.   The loss costs Buffalo home-field advantage in playoffs.

7.   The loss could cost Virginia Tech the Big East Conference championship as Syracuse needs to beat Miami next week to take the title.

8.   The loss of money cost her the business.

9.   The loss may cost Iona a berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.

10.   The loss not only cost them first place in the division, it dropped them to fifth in the Western Conference after Chicago defeated St. Louis in overtime.