11.   Brown and his agent, Leigh Steinberg, know that there is no way that backup Tommy Maddox can carry the team.

12.   Bourque will carry the team alone as long as he has to.

13.   Burns must keep coaxing his kids, keep after those who ultimately must carry the team.

14.   But coach Lindy Ruff has been able to squeeze the most out of his players, and goalie Dominik Hasek has carried teams before.

15.   But Ewing proved that he is still capable of carrying the team offensively, even with Larry Johnson and Allan Houston added to the mix.

16.   But before he could carry his team to victory, Cummings stepped in for an undersized Charles Oakley and restrained Mourning to five points in the fourth quarter.

17.   But great runners seldom can carry their team to the Super Bowl.

18.   But how far can simplicity carry a team?

19.   But Ewing was not realistically expected to carry this team.

20.   But in the past, Marino could carry the team.