21.   If crowd noise can render the system moot, is the league worried about Sunday, when Pittsburgh will play host to Denver in notoriously loud Three Rivers Stadium?

22.   I wanted to see how much crowd noise people left on the records.

23.   Indeed, the crowd noise caused a fumble by Minnesota quarterback Jeff George on a snap.

24.   Indians third baseman Jim Thome notes there is a distinct advantage to crowd noise inside a domed stadium.

25.   It beat the Three Rivers crowd noise and any of its own doubts.

26.   Joe Girardi singled, and the crowd noise intensified.

27.   Jones was asked this week if he had ever tried playing loud music or taped crowd noise to simulate game conditions.

28.   Kings management had orchestrated an attempt to establish a world record for crowd noise.

29.   Patriots guard Heath Irwin committed two false starts in the first three plays and New England had six in the first half as the crowd noise was incredible.

30.   Plummer tried to revive the Cardinals, but he was too excited early and bothered by the crowd noise.