1.   Barkley said in August that Pippen could repair the damage caused by his trade request.

2.   Before spring workouts were even one day old, the Yankees had received their first trade request and encountered their first minor controversy.

3.   A couple of weeks ago, Lecavalier made the trade request through his agent, but that was nothing new to the Bolts.

4.   After being benched, his trade requests went unrealized because no one wants to absorb the three remaining years on his deal.

5.   CECIL FIELDER is still not saying whether he will withdraw his trade request by Saturday or become a free agent.

6.   Celtics captain Dee Brown is serious about his trade request.

7.   Chris Mullin is no longer a sympathetic figure in blue and gold, having had his trade request granted a year after he made it.

8.   First, the Blue Jays gave Clemens a double-edged sword by agreeing to let him have the right to not only request a trade but also veto a trade.

9.   Griffey and his agent, Brian Goldberg, in November made the trade request and signed a statement bidding farewell to Seattle fans.

10.   He has helped get several coaches fired and made two trade requests this season after not getting along with newcomer Ivan Hlinka.