21.   Avoiding the trap that catches many players after a big upset, Venus Williams rolled into the quarterfinals of her first U.S. Open.

22.   But there were some big upsets.

23.   Croatian Ivan Ljubicic scored another big upset in the Lyon Grand Prix on Saturday, staging a comeback victory over Marat Safin in the semifinals.

24.   Global demand for crude oil is high enough that the Saudis think they can lobby for more without any big upsets.

25.   Ireland took a big step toward qualifying, while tiny Iceland pulled off a big upset to keep its hopes alive.

26.   Lindh, of Juneau, Alaska, won the world downhill championship a week ago in a big upset.

27.   Lindh, from Juneau, Alaska, won the world downhill championship a week ago in a big upset.

28.   Newly promoted komusubi Tosanoumi is expected to pull off the big upsets, as he did in the last tournament by beating both yokozunas and two sekiwakes.

29.   Once the standard for supremacy, UCLA has needed big upsets the last two years at top-ranked Stanford to rescue mediocre seasons.

30.   Rahlves, who scored a big upset by winning the super-G, finished fifth Wednesday in the downhill at the world championships.