11.   The Ravens are the first franchise in NFL history to win its first five playoff games.

12.   Yet it lost its first American League franchise to Milwaukee a year later.

13.   Workers rushed to open a Checkers restaurant, the first big-name American franchise to find a place at the doorstep of Christianity.

14.   Its first franchise, Bitech Education Centre is managed by WebWhiz Sdn Bhd, a Bumiputera company.

15.   They were built to win, to become the first NFL franchise with five Super Bowl championships.

16.   Chrysler Corp. distributor Seibu Motor Sales Co. Ltd. has awarded its first franchise to an independent car dealer in Japan, company officials said Wednesday.

17.   The Canadian clubs are the first NBA franchises outside the United States.

18.   The first franchises are expected by the end of the year.

19.   The first franchises are expected to be awarded before the end of the year.

20.   The Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors are scheduled to join the league next season, the first franchise to be located ion non-US cities.