1.   The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware.

2.   But there is no doubt that several new players from abroad have set the league alight this season without overshadowing encouraging performances from homegrown talent.

3.   Either way, Brady says he does not feel threatened as Celtic move towards the end of a second successive season without a trophy under his management.

4.   And the Sox probably will play the first half of their season without franchise shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.

5.   Andy Pettitte joked that it was good to get through an entire season without being the subject of trade talks.

6.   As her condition worsened this fall, Olson wanted to let the team start the season without him.

7.   At least ABC has a better batting average than CBS, which could start next season without any of the seven new series introduced last fall.

8.   At some point the Rangers have to fight through a full season without disrupting their player-development program.

9.   Barely able to leap over his shadow, he is the only power forward in the league this season without a dunk.

10.   Barron started the season without a sponsor, but Rayovac joined the team before the Indy Racing League race at Nazareth Speedway last month.