11.   The Kurdish warriors, those proud perennial losers of Middle East history, call themselves Pesh Merga.

12.   The past three Rose Bowls have featured Wisconsin, Oregon and Northwestern, perennial losers who for whatever reason become better than that.

13.   The perennial loser was just lucky enough to find King leaning over a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

14.   There must be something for the perennial losers around here to learn from in the way the Joneses go about their business, even if it does seem unorthodox.

15.   Walton, who also calls Clippers games, has experience watching perennial losers.

16.   General manager Sal Bando was reassigned in the start of a total overhaul of the perennial losers.

17.   It was the fifth defeat in as many games for San Marino, a team of amateurs and a perennial loser in international competitions.

18.   It was the fifth defeat in as many qualifying games for San Marino, a team of amateurs and a perennial loser in international competitions.

19.   Jackson lauded the Nets organization for turning the team from a perennial loser into a championship contender overnight.

20.   Mississippi coach Rob Evans envisioned success when he took over a perennial loser six years ago.