11.   National Honor Society sponsor Diana Bundy stepped in to cut the last ponytail.

12.   Projects for the national championships, held annually in Kansas City, are judged by volunteers from hundreds of national SIFE business sponsors.

13.   Some baseball executives speculated that Adidas may sign more club deals as a precursor to succeeding Russell as the national sponsor after this season.

14.   The deal would make Fleet the first bank to become a national sponsor of any of the four major sports leagues.

15.   The individual winner will receive a computer and the school with the most acts wins a computer lab, all provided by the national corporate sponsors.

16.   The rival WNBA has more financial backing, TV exposure and national sponsors.

17.   The show has a national sponsor in Novavax, a drug company that develops products for women.

18.   Bakouris told the Athens daily Ta Nea that the main problems plaguing Athens are a shortage of national sponsors and the increasing costs of Olympic works.

19.   He also said the organizing committee expects to announce its first national sponsor next month or in November.

20.   He did not provide details, but on Friday the Salt Lake Olympic Committee announced the first new national sponsor in nearly a year.