11.   His players have been wondering for weeks whether Parcells will return.

12.   It has gotten to the point where other players are wondering if anything will stop Woods during the next decade.

13.   Jackson is also in an uncomfortable position, trying to coach his team to another championship while players wonder if he will be back next season.

14.   Like the Bills, some Carolina players wonder if the team will be able to recover from that ugly night.

15.   More than a few players will wonder what Piniella was thinking.

16.   No wonder several players, particularly Kapono and Matt Barnes, spoke Thursday night of how ready they were for a break.

17.   Now, a month from the start of their second season, the players are wondering whether they need to ask for more.

18.   On Sunday, when the courts were so hot that the players wondered if their sneakers might melt, the upset syndrome engulfed even the top-seeded Graf.

19.   One player wondered if any Yankees were in the park.

20.   Other players wondered how a player who never received his college degree could tell a player who entered the league from high school to stay in school.