1.   Earle has drawn three opponents this year, two in his own Democratic primary and a Republican former prosecutor.

2.   Bill Parcells has raved about this opponent all year.

3.   Earle has drawn three opponents this year.

4.   ECU has not faced an SEC opponent this year.

5.   His refusal to deny the report was striking in light of the fact that he faces a challenge from a Democratic opponent this year.

6.   However, Bush faced no primary opponent that year.

7.   His opponent this year, Rory Lancman, a young lawyer and community board member, may be the strongest Democrat he has faced in many years.

8.   His opponents this year dragged out property records from that period, accusing him of enriching his family by transferring Michoacan lands to his mother.

9.   If De La Hoya fights and beats Mosley, he is considering Vernon Forrest, Shannon Taylor and Arturo Gatti as opponents this year.