1.   Although Thursday is the deadline to set rosters, Fitch said he will make the final cuts on Tuesday.

2.   I guess when they decided it was, they figured they had to make a move in order to set the roster.

3.   If the Patriots roster were set today, the midpoint of the preseason, there would be few changes from last year.

4.   Is this roster ever set?

5.   Playoff rosters must be set by Thursday at noon, so the Lakers have until then to determine if Fisher can play.

6.   The roster must be set by Wednesday, and the first game is Friday against the Connecticut Pride in Hartford.

7.   Most teams used the four-day tournament, the last international meet before the Atlanta Games, to help set Olympic rosters.

8.   Another sticking point of the taxing idea is that smaller teams would not know how much money they would receive until larger clubs set their roster first.