1.   Altoona, ranked fourth nationally, opened its season with a pair of lopsided victories.

2.   An early guess is that Isringhausen will likely get the chance to open the season.

3.   And so, under an ominous backdrop, the Diamondbacks return home tomorrow, opening their season at Bank One Ballpark.

4.   And will the champion Devils open next season back at Byrne Meadowlands Arena or will they raise their banner in a minor-league rink in Tennessee?

5.   And when Jerro desperately needed to turn the program around this year, Northridge stumbled to five consecutive losses to open the season.

6.   Arizona State has opened its season at home six of the past eight years and will do so again this season.

7.   AROUND THE NATION Wyoming, which opens the season at defending national champion Tennessee today, has returned to its traditional logo of a bucking horse.

8.   As part of his path-of-least-resistance campaign, he was quite happy to open his season in the middle of a road trip.

9.   As well, the Alley Theater is offering a highly regarded production of the play to open its season.

10.   As luck would have it, the Angels open their season at home tonight against the Yankees.