1.   Analysts said she should feel free of hobbling tradition to shed burdensome labels that would otherwise continue to be an albatross.

2.   Life affords some opportunities, though, to shed labels and start anew.

3.   Massachusetts took a step closer Wednesday to shedding its label as the only state without a sex offender registry.

4.   Montgomerie, considered by many to be the best active player who has not won a major tournament, is eager for another chance to shed that label.

5.   The Suns also may have shed a label.

6.   Valentine, it would appear, is on the verge of shedding his label as the best manager never to have led a team to the postseason.

7.   Yeow, that sounds like trouble even if quarterback Eric Moore and tailback James Allen shed their labels as underachievers.

8.   It will have to work for Mickelson this weekend if he wants to shed that label as the best player never to have won a major.

9.   Love shed the label last year and understands its burden.

10.   With the Eastern Conference semifinals on the line, Mashburn finally shed that label.