11.   De La Hoya spoke of retirement the night Mosley beat him by a split decision but Arum said he now wants a chance to avenge the disappointing defeat.

12.   Distraught over the split decision, the McAllister family hoped that the Clinton administration would include them in any final sweeping gesture regarding Northern Ireland.

13.   Do you have any idea what it takes to win a split decision from a Frenchman in France?

14.   Ergo, they win a split decision.

15.   For John Zyzik, a computer programmer from Darien, Ill., who bought a Honda CRV from CarsDirect.com, it was a split decision.

16.   In a close and competitive match, Broz beat Schutz by a split decision.

17.   In a split decision, the court ruled that insurance companies could be sued under antitrust provisions of the federal McCarran-Ferguson Act.

18.   In case you missed it, Italian Stefano Zoff upset WBA lightweight champion Julien Lorcy, winning a split decision in France.

19.   In another early bout, Peter Frissina won a split decision over Jorge Lacervia to win the North American Boxing Organization bantamweight championship.

20.   In something of a split decision, the appeals court said the FCC could legally impose a fee under broad powers granted by Congress.