11.   The Mets, who again pulled to within three games of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East, have now won the last five times Hershiser has pitched.

12.   The last three times out, the Bulldogs have merely knocked off three of the top seven teams in the polls.

13.   The last two times, the Legislature has rejected most of his plan.

14.   The last two times I attended concerts at Alice Tully Hall, an official appeared onstage before the performance to remind us to turn off beepers and cell phones.

15.   The last two times the Winter Olympics were held in the United States, the home team won the hockey gold medal in shocking upsets.

16.   They also are a team that has eliminated Utah from the NCAA Tournament the last three times the two schools have met.

17.   This marks the third time in the last five years the government has said the economy is starting to recover -- only to be disappointed the last two times.

18.   They were dramatically better the last two time, for that season at least.

19.   UMass won the last three times.

20.   Virginia Tech had a history of handling the Hurricanes, beating them in five of their last six meetings, including the last three times here.