11.   Almost as soon as the regular season ends, baseball players pack their bags, make travel reservations and set off for points across the globe.

12.   Already, Chicago has shown an extra gear in the playoffs that was not needed during the regular season.

13.   Although they have played half the regular season, more than five months remain in the NHL season.

14.   Although they may have looked unbeatable in the regular season, the Lakers appear to be anything but in the playoffs.

15.   Although Fortney was obviously hampered by the knee, Lambright wanted him to postpone the surgery until after the regular season.

16.   Although he shyed away from claiming he was pacing himself, Anderson prefers to save a lot for the regular season.

17.   Although sanctioned by the tour, Finchem predicted future special events like the Duval-Woods exhibition will be few and far between during the regular season.

18.   Although it could be an intriguing regular season, the rich teams will dominate.

19.   Although the Dodgers and San Francisco pushed the Diamondbacks in the final weeks of the regular season, Arizona won the division by two games over the Giants.

20.   Although there are three weeks of the regular season remaining, neither the Huskies nor the Minutemen show any signs of wilting under the mounting pressure.