91.   If the Patriots win, they are guaranteed a playoff spot.

92.   If the defending AFC champs beat the Giants Saturday, they will clinch a playoff spot.

93.   If the Kings defeat San Jose today and Phoenix on Monday night, they will move into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

94.   If the Liberty beats Cleveland at home Monday night, it will clinch a playoff spot regardless of what other teams do.

95.   If the Nerw York Mets end up winning the National League wild card playoff spot this season, they will certainly have earned it.

96.   If the Rangers are in the hunt for a playoff spot, Palmer might heal faster.

97.   If you define winning as contending for a playoff spot, then the team is probably at least a year or two away.

98.   In a big playoff spot, Johnson might have been more inconsistent than the quarterback he deposed, Shaun King.

99.   In any case, the Bills, after four straight Super Bowls and a one-year slide, are back in the running for a playoff spot.

100.   In Los Angeles, interim General Manager Tommy Lasorda guaranteed the Dodgers would lock up a playoff spot.