1.   Baffert and company were scheduled to throw out the first pitch, part of a whirlwind week of Big Apple photo opportunities.

2.   Even by the standards of the American sailor John Kostecki, it was a whirlwind week.

3.   In a whirlwind week, the Spurs inched closer to the Lakers and Blazers.

4.   It has been a whirlwind week for Pakistani diplomats, who have entertained a parade of delegations from the United States, Europe, and Japan.

5.   It has been a whirlwind week for Ron Sutter.

6.   Those meetings will conclude a whirlwind week that saw Gailey go from a little known coordinator to head coach of arguably the most visible franchise in professional sports.

7.   To hear Eisner tell it, the whirlwind week was as relaxing as a whirlpool bath.

8.   Belfour was searching for a victory to complete a whirlwind week.

9.   Clinton returned to the city after a whirlwind week upstate following the official announcement of her bid last Sunday.