1.   Because of victories by the Giants and Tampa Bay earlier in the day, the Cardinals had to win to make the playoffs.

2.   Bibby continues to refuse to look down the line and ponder how many games the Trojans must win to make the tournament.

3.   Following an optional practice Wednesday, Devils players would not speculate on how many points they think they must win to make the playoffs.

4.   If I won a close tennis match, she would make sure I understood why I won.

5.   Croatia needed to win to make sure of winning Pool B and thus avoiding bitter rival Yugoslavia until a possible showdown in the final.

6.   Going into the qualifying race, the last event of the trials, Davis had to win to make the team.

7.   The Dolphins need one more win to make it, as do the Titans.

8.   Wednesday second-seeded Hicham Arazi won to make it three Moroccans in the final eight.

9.   Aoki, captialising on the accident, concentrated on keeping out of trouble rather than trying to win to make sure of the title.

10.   The Dutch, who rated among the pre-tournament favourites, must win to make sure of going through.