11.   Duke and Maryland have had three epic battles this year.

12.   For every epic battle against Sampras, however, there were a dozen Becker injuries and another dozen absurd losses.

13.   He pushed Gordon to the front, setting up the epic battle over the final few laps.

14.   He staged epic battles against Azumah Nelson.

15.   Hill was among those players and, according to people who watched the games, Jordan and Hill had some epic one-on-one battles.

16.   In a country that has enjoyed democracy for less than a decade, an epic mayoral battle is being fought here in the capital between two rising political stars.

17.   In my home, the games set the stage for an epic battle between appliances.

18.   Inside a federal courthouse just a few blocks away, Microsoft is fighting for its life in an epic antitrust battle.

19.   It is the portal piece of the network where the Excite content business could end up perhaps the biggest loser in this epic battle for cable access.

20.   It was another epic battle that will have fans of sensational drama yearning for a postseason encore.