101.   Button has front office experience, formerly with the Dallas Stars, but the leading candidates were Mike Murphy, Jim Nill, and Les Jackson.

102.   Campo said James McKnight is the leading candidate to replace Galloway at receiver, although Wane McGarity will also be considered.

103.   Carter is a leading candidate for MVP honors.

104.   Catchings has scored, rebounded and defended on a par with Holdsclaw, the leading candidate for the national player of the year awards.

105.   Carroll said senior David Newbury is the leading candidate to handle kickoff duties.

106.   Carthon had broad support from Jets players and would most likely have been the leading candidate had Bill Parcells remained with the Jets and picked the successor to Groh.

107.   Castrillon, who heads the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy and is considered a leading candidate to succeed John Paul, seemed inclined to minimize the problem.

108.   CBS is always searching for Cinderella in the NCAA Tournament, and it appears Oklahoma State is a leading early candidate.

109.   C. Michael Armstrong, chief executive of Hughes Electronics, is the leading candidate, several people with knowledge of the search said.

110.   Checchi, former co-chairman of Northwest Airlines, already faces a tough campaign against the current leading candidate, Lt. Gov. Gray Davis.