1.   After a much-needed mid-week bye, the Lady Raiders play their first of three roadies at Texas tomorrow.

2.   CSUN played its first in a four-game homestand.

3.   Glen Rice limped off the court with a sore left foot after playing the first nine minutes Saturday night and did not return.

4.   I was pretty excited to get to the rink and play my first ... uh, second Stanley Cup playoff game.

5.   On Saturday in Boston, they play the first of four consecutive road games.

6.   On Thursday night he played the first of nine shows at the Nassau Coliseum, not far from where he grew up.

7.   The Braves and Reds play the first of four tonight at Turner Field in his first and only Atlanta appearance of the season.

8.   They also were playing the first of back-to-back games in Southern California with a game tonight against the Mighty Ducks at the Pond.

9.   They play their first bar gig in December.

10.   Playing her first match in Europe since her stabbing three years ago, Monica Seles struggled with her emotions as much as her opponent.