91.   Adding a ninth team boosts the health of a league that six years ago was fighting off raiders from Florida.

92.   After Crabtree replaced Helling, Mike Grudzielanek fought off a fastball and flared a single to right.

93.   After fighting off sweeping health care legislation for almost two years, some insurance industry executives fear they may yet lose the war.

94.   After the war, he fought off two nervous breakdowns and a heart attack.

95.   After losing two top commanders, rebel leaders in Chechnya said Tuesday they were abandoning the capital Grozny, where they had been fighting off Russian troops for months.

96.   After taking the first-set tiebreaker, Massu began the second set by fighting off a series of break points.

97.   After the Gators fought off the Seminoles to win a national championship, Spurrier said God gave Danny a protective shield of angels.

98.   After taking a pass from a diving Jason York, Tom Chorske cut toward the net, fighting off Ranger defenseman Brian Leetch.

99.   Alexei Yashin had the puck in the right circle and managed to fight off defenseman Hal Gill to keep control.

100.   Along with proprietary fans and cranky critics, Lucas seemed to be fighting off new threats every day last week.