11.   The Bills wanted to rest starter Doug Flutie last week to keep him healthy and give Rob Johnson a chance to play.

12.   The Dodgers, who rested starters Mike Piazza and Paul Konerko on Monday, went with Wilton Guerrero at shortstop in place of Juan Castro.

13.   To facilitate the demand for effort, Smith constantly rotates in reserve linemen to rest the starters.

14.   U.S. coach April Heinrichs, who rested several starters Sunday, figures to field her top lineup tonight in the Group A finale against Brazil.

15.   Against North Korea, DiCicco rested starters Michelle Akers and Kate Sobrero for the entire game.

16.   And with Lippi resting several starters, Juve was rarely in synch Wednesday.

17.   Arsenal rested regular starters Stefan Schwarz and Martin Keown, and the leisurely pace of the match assured were no fresh injury worries before the trip to France.

18.   Berlin was missing several injured players, including influential midfielder Sebastian Deisler, and coach Juergen Roeber also rested some starters.

19.   Brazil rested three starters in its final Group C match with Ronaldinho, Roque Junior and Roberto Carlos on the bench.

20.   Both sides rested several starters but Lyon looked like the more polished team and scored twice within six minutes against a lethargic Leverkusen defense.