1.   An hour later, she took the court with her younger brother, Steven, for a mixed doubles match.

2.   And each time he took the court, he seemed a little more interesting than before.

3.   And they took the court.

4.   And when those Celtics take the court, they will gladly take your judgment.

5.   And when Sampras takes the court Saturday, he will be facing a player whose net-rushing, chipping-and-charging style is reminiscent of Emerson.

6.   As a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, he will take the court against the Chinese Olympic team in an exhibition at the America West Arena.

7.   As usual, the Celtics took the court with their spunky, funky, Little Green Men lineup.

8.   At the far end, Mutombo and Willis end their intense labor discussion and finally take the court for a game.

9.   Big leads vanish, bad teams push them around, games are lost at the buzzer and no one cowers when they take the court.

10.   A head coach has piled up three wins every four times his team has taken the court over the past half-dozen seasons.