1.   He stopped by on his night off, was let in the stage door, and stood in the wings.

2.   Also getting part of the night off was Aleksei Kovalev, the enigmatic right wing, who spent most of the second period on the bench.

3.   And GiGi, the maid, was on her night off.

4.   And he remembered the Mermaid Pub, where he and his buddies used to drink warm English beer on their occasional nights off.

5.   As Billy Crystal pointed out, Regis Philbin took the night off so ABC could squeeze in a more anticipated set of final answers.

6.   As the crowd of mostly young Beijingers filed in from the misty night off Tiananmen Square, it was obvious this was not your everyday world film premiere.

7.   Avery Johnson was in the lane all night off pick and rolls.

8.   BERNARD GILKEY did make his return to the starting lineup for the first time in eight games Wednesday night with BUTCH HUSKEY getting the night off in right field.

9.   A coach might catch a college game on an occasional night off.

10.   A night off work Wednesday started to unfold the way I expect more nights off will go.