11.   Ford talked of meeting challenges and postponing summer vacation, and every cliche in the sports book was uttered at least once Thursday.

12.   Golf is to sports books what Lincoln is to American biography, and, moreover, golf has conjured a lofty and metaphysical mystique, like fly-fishing.

13.   Games events fill the television screens at the Peppermill sports book, although betting on Olympic events is not allowed.

14.   He said many of the happy bettors who did well in the sports book were more than willing to spend that money elsewhere in the casino.

15.   His preference would be to remove only a Las Vegas-based team from the sports books and allow wagering on all other teams.

16.   His comment was a reminder of a special clarity in this sports book.

17.   Hyperion is doing another sort of sports book, a compilation of facts and statistics, air and water to true fans.

18.   I can always make the hour and a half trek down to Tijuana, where there are plenty of sports books at my disposal.

19.   In fact, sports book American Wagering Inc. of Nevada holds one of the Australian licenses.

20.   Internet sports books, which can sometimes offer better odds and more variety than their onshore counterparts, figure to take a big chunk of that action.