1.   And the Timberwolves have the compelling excuse of having been an expansion team when their run began.

2.   As the practice run began, a sound similar to the buzzing of angry wasps could be heard in the distance.

3.   A commercial run begins Wednesday.

4.   But if the race lacked star power, it certainly had plenty of speed records once official four-lap qualification runs began last Saturday.

5.   By the time the final run began near noon, the snow was falling at an even heavier pace.

6.   Chinook salmon runs began to rise.

7.   Its commercial run begins on Sunday.

8.   So the run begins now.

9.   The regular season is over, the playoff run has begun.

10.   The run began with a thread-the-needle pass in traffic from Ron Artest to Bootsy Thornton for a layup.