101.   Sydney beat Beijing by two votes, although the Chinese city was the early favorite to win the games.

102.   Sydney eventually beat Beijing by two votes, although the Chinese city was the early favorite to win the games.

103.   The early favorite is President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who already has launched his campaign for a second term.

104.   The head-to-head meeting could determine the early favorite for the world championship.

105.   The Italian capital is considered an early favorite, along with Cape Town, South Africa.

106.   The Ravens were the early favorite, though most gamblers favored the Giants over the weekend when most of the Super Bowl money is bet.

107.   The victory also will make Favorite Trick the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby.

108.   There are no early favorites and many people are expected to vote on regional and ethnic lines.

109.   TheStreet.com, which was co-founded by flamboyant hedge fund manager Jim Cramer, was an early favorite among dot-com investors.

110.   Two opposition presidential candidates are early favorites in this Caribbean country ruled for decades by one man.