1.   An NBA conference call Thursday featured league commissioner David Stern and Stu Jackson, senior vice president of basketball operations, talking about the upcoming playoffs.

2.   An Associated Press report out of New York Monday said the league is considering some use of replay for the upcoming playoffs.

3.   But Fiset, who will be the Kings starting goaltender in the upcoming playoffs, kept it close.

4.   Donato is headed back to Manchester, where he will help the Monarchs for the upcoming playoffs.

5.   If the Mighty Ducks have one advantage against the Detroit Red Wings in their upcoming playoff series, it figures to be on the power play.

6.   Is Wayman Tisdale excited about the upcoming NBA playoffs?

7.   Losing out on Sprewell now is an annoyance for Riley, but losing out to him in some upcoming playoff round is an obsession.

8.   Modano hopes to return to the ice Saturday as a tuneup for the upcoming playoffs.

9.   The commissioner was planning a conference call this week to broach the issue of instituting instant replay for the upcoming playoffs.

10.   Time for fans to turn their attention to the upcoming playoffs, and maybe pay more attention to the start of the football season.