111.   The day began with a three-way tie in the National League wild-card race.

112.   The Dodgers wasted a glorious chance to break the tie in the seventh inning.

113.   The former housing secretary is a native of Los Angeles and has strong ties in the San Diego area.

114.   The firm has long standing business ties in South Florida.

115.   The Giants snapped the tie in the third when Barry Bonds crushed a Vazquez fastball into the bleachers in left, a two-run homer.

116.   The Indians broke the tie in the third, again after a two-out walk to Alomar.

117.   The Kings have come away with a win and two ties in those games.

118.   The Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees would have kept fighting over a scoreless tie in the third game of an American League playoff series last October.

119.   The Reds threatened to break the tie in the top of the seventh, after a one-out single by Aaron Boone and a walk to Chris Stynes.

120.   The Stars could look at the tie in two ways.