91.   A peculiar thing happened Monday night as the University of Rhode Island basketball team prepared to begin its season under the national spotlight.

92.   A loss to the Trojans is painful but the basketball team losing to a squad like Northridge is unheard of.

93.   A groggy USC basketball team silently slipped out of town Friday morning, far sooner than it expected or anyone predicted.

94.   A judge here rejected a request that would have allowed a church basketball team with one girl to participate in playoffs next week.

95.   A third struggled just to be the best player on his high school basketball team.

96.   A successful basketball team needs balance, a concept that transcends scoring.

97.   A talented athlete who led his Riverside North basketball team to the Southern Section finals, Claiborne said he would like to play basketball by his junior year.

98.   A third praised his home-state basketball team.

99.   A winning basketball team translates into money.

100.   A winning football or basketball team means money.