11.   And the final seconds epitomized their plight.

12.   And with the final seconds counting down, they jumped on it.

13.   And with those three points, Montana would have only needed a field goal, not a touchdown, to win in the final seconds.

14.   Anyway, a promising early lead disappears, then a too-little, too-late comeback abruptly aborts in the final seconds.

15.   Another subplot was the shot-clock controversy that outraged Arizona coach Lute Olson in the final seconds of overtime.

16.   Antonio Tarver, the gold medal favorite, was physically spent, winging punches uselessly in the final seconds.

17.   As awesome as he was at times, he had nowhere to go in the final seconds and was frustrated enough afterward to abstain from interviews.

18.   As the clock ticked off the final seconds, several people pulled out their cell phones and began placing the all-important victory call to family and friends.

19.   As the final seconds of a blowout loss ticked away, he remembers a few fraternity kids holding up a sign behind the Mavericks bench.

20.   As the two Knicks squared up for crucial shots in the final seconds last night at Madison Square Garden, one could clearly hear the gasps.