1.   Although he is having a typically outstanding season, Johnson did not pitch spectacularly Monday night.

2.   Blake has recovered from nagging injuries to have an outstanding season.

3.   After an outstanding first season with the Liberty, she reported to camp out of shape and grossly overweight.

4.   But he seemed to use the insult the Red Sox inflicted to work harder and push himself more fiercely, and two outstanding seasons ensued.

5.   Colts running back Marshall Faulk, who is third in the NFL in rushing, and Eagles running back Charlie Garner are having outstanding seasons.

6.   Commissioner Karl Benson says he remains hopeful of an outstanding season despite recent developments that have caused considerable anguish in various Western Athletic Conference outposts.

7.   Dallas running back Emmitt Smith is on the verge of breaking a few offensive records in his outstanding season.

8.   Faulk is coming off another outstanding season, despite missing two games with a knee injury.

9.   Gailey, who is coaching Johnston for the first time, said his fullback is having an outstanding season.

10.   Gilkey, coming off an outstanding season, will not become a free agent unless a new collective bargaining agreement grants players service time lost during the strike.