1.   At least the Raiders did not vault Kitna toward a breakthrough season.

2.   Allen had a breakthrough season, including a berth on the Olympic team in Sydney.

3.   Brian Williams, coming off a breakthrough season at center, was a holdout.

4.   But nearly every question Iginla is asked about his breakthrough season includes a qualifier.

5.   Certainly, though, the Dodgers signed Dreifort to the hefty contract expecting him to be on the verge of a breakthrough season.

6.   Fassel is confident the Giants are on the cusp of a breakthrough season.

7.   Everett said his breakthrough season was all about getting enough opportunities to step to the plate.

8.   Hampton now believes the inconsistency is in his past, and that he is primed for a breakthrough season.

9.   His breakthrough season came at the same time his endorsement contracts for clubs and clothes expired, and Brooks has arranged new deals.

10.   If this was a breakthrough season for Stewart, then Sunday was his day of reckoning.