1.   Appropriately, Gretzky, who retired after last season, will be honored in pregame ceremonies.

2.   As for tonight, TCU plans to honor Tubbs with a pregame ceremony.

3.   At pregame ceremonies Thursday, Mondor received one of the highest awards issued by the state of Rhode Island from the governor.

4.   Baseball came back to Seattle following an emotional pregame ceremony last night.

5.   ----- Five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Andre Tippett will be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame during pregame ceremonies.

6.   Fans at Jacobs Field gave him a standing ovation when he was introduced during pregame ceremonies last night.

7.   Green received his championship ring months ago but was honored in a brief pregame ceremony.

8.   He loved the pregame ceremonies and, unlike during one exhibition game, stayed put while Ray Bourque went through his pregame ritual of tapping the goal posts.

9.   Her jaw dropped to her chest when the Air Force jets roared by overhead as part of the pregame ceremonies.

10.   In a pregame ceremony, longtime Dodgers trainer Bill Buhler was honored for his recent induction into the National Athletic Trainers Assn. Hall of Fame.