1.   Darius Miles, Keyon Dooling and Quentin Richardson were three of the last players to arrive at the Clippers optional workout on Tuesday.

2.   During August and September, the Clipper rookies rarely missed optional workouts and were given credit for causing increased attendance over the summer.

3.   Khristich was supposed to skate Saturday morning, but decided instead to take the day off because it was an optional workout.

4.   Maggette was at home relaxing during an optional workout when he got a call from Darrell Armstrong telling him to get to the gym immediately.

5.   Marquee players at the school have excused themselves from these so-called optional workouts before, which might explain why recent USC teams have failed chemistry.

6.   Not even an optional workout.

7.   Projections of gloom and doom quietly hovered over the Astros as they went through an optional workout Wednesday at the Astrodome.

8.   Rookie Keyon Dooling was also late to the optional workout but has regularly stayed after practice since.

9.   The New York Yankees were hesitant to open the doors to the visiting clubhouse before their optional workout at Jacobs Field on Thursday afternoon.

10.   The Rangers held an optional workout at The Ballpark in Arlington yesterday.