1.   And yet the NBA boys are willing to risk their place as the only sanely run professional sport.

2.   Because he runs a sports consulting firm, questions have also been raised about the potential for conflict of interest.

3.   Both fighters, as well as those who run the sport, say things will be different this time.

4.   But since the ISU runs both sports, it had to give both the same deal.

5.   But the IAAF, which runs the sport worldwide, wants the marathon to be run at its usual time, just before the closing ceremonies.

6.   Castro himself played baseball, and is said to personally run the sport there.

7.   Hall always has been at odds with USA Swimming, a U.S. Olympic Committee organization that runs the sport nationally.

8.   IBM got its feet wet by running smaller sports Web sites for the Wimbledon and U.S. Open tennis tournaments and the PGA Championship last year.

9.   In another presentation, Dr. Letha Griffin of the Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta discussed the kneecap pain that many younger female athletes develop after participating in running sports.

10.   In baseball, it has swung so far that the union runs the sport and the franchises just tag along.