11.   In anticipation of that, they signed budding young stars Sexson and left fielder Geoff Jenkins to four-year contracts and re-signed potential free agent Burnitz.

12.   In that crucible, Edgardo Alfonzo developed the skills that have turned him into a budding star in New York, the major market in the major leagues.

13.   Jason Gildon is a budding star.

14.   Later, with the Newark Eagles, Mackey tutored such budding stars as Larry Doby, Irvin and Don Newcombe.

15.   Neuheisel believed he had a budding star in Arnold.

16.   NBA teams send scouts and hire experts who live in Europe to watch out for their interests and keep close tabs on budding stars such as Gasol.

17.   Portland point guard Damon Stoudamire is a budding star but has been hampered by a sprained ankle and is a playoff novice.

18.   She finished with an encore with her daughter, the budding pop star Christina Orbakaite, as waiflike as her mother is buxom.

19.   Sonny Hine, trainer of Skip Away, said the Massachusetts Handicap could be on the schedule of his budding star.

20.   The budding cutting star is former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Mel Blount, who insists this is no Deionesque, two-sport endeavor.