1.   And he has been a frequent halftime exhibit at the Summer Pro League, an unintentionally ironic symbol of what the sport has lost.

2.   As a former all-district high school player, golfer wannabe, and recalling past experiences with professional athletes, I know sports sometimes loses its fun.

3.   Boston sports lost a couple of class acts, and we are poorer for that.

4.   But internationalization also means that Japan can lose control of the sport, and the sport can lose its cultural essence.

5.   Many stressed that sports is losing the battle to chemists and challenged the International Olympic Committee to take the lead in anti-doping efforts.

6.   Packer has remained friendly with Knight and said the sport has lost one of its greatest teachers and coaches.

7.   Risky sports in particular are losing official support because of the ruling.

8.   The reason Phillips is in Miami is the reason sports has lost its luster.

9.   The sport lost a star when Julie Krone, the greatest female jockey in history and a past Belmont winner, retired at midyear.

10.   Villeneuve has been one of the drivers most critical of new safety rules, saying the sport has lost the appeal of danger.