1.   Jamie Pollock will be on the bench with the striker who does not have a starting role.

2.   And he believes he will do it in a starting role next season, somewhere.

3.   And getting ready for his second NBA season, which holds some promise of a starting role and therefore more uncertainty than his first.

4.   And so, rookie John Avery likely will be thrust into a starting role.

5.   And while the Giants, technically, have no starting roles unsettled, there will be a few players auditioning for expanded roles.

6.   Auriemma said Rose, who worked as hard as the starters but never won a starting role, had her greatest impact off the court.

7.   Before the season, while Kansas waited for the injured knee ligament of Ben Rutz to heal, Johner took over the starting role.

8.   Blum, a switch-hitter, and Ensberg will compete for the starting role, and Williams says Keith Ginter also will get a look at third.

9.   A new head coach and a backup quarterback forced into a starting role make that difficult at times.

10.   But by no means does he have an iron grip on the starting role.