1.   And if they had, would the Hornets still be retiring his number?

2.   Arizona waived a requirement that players had to be national players of the year, like ceremony attendee Sean Elliott, to have their number retired.

3.   According to Sasser, Ellis decided he wanted his number retired on the football field, in a free ceremony anyone who wanted to could attend.

4.   According to the Giants, when they first talked to Simms, it was only in the context of being honored, not retiring his number.

5.   But Cedric Maxwell also dissed the Big Guy and that is why his number has not been retired by the Celtics.

6.   But there is no citizenship yardstick for having your number retired.

7.   But when the Hall of Fame right-hander was to have his number retired at Dodger Stadium last August, Reese was the first person he asked to attend.

8.   Do some poetic allusions deserve to have their numbers retired for a few years because of overuse?

9.   Dodgers senior vice president Derrick Hall said the club only retires numbers of its Hall of Famers.

10.   Even though Berkman played for only two years at New Braunfels Canyon, the school honored him by retiring his number last February.