21.   Once again, they put themselves in position for another disappointing loss.

22.   Postgame, it was not the same dispirited team that showed up after recent disappointing losses to Dallas and Toronto.

23.   Rams coach Chuck Knox called it the most disappointing loss of the year.

24.   Texas, which followed its upset of Nebraska with a disappointing loss to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, returns six starters each on offense and defense.

25.   The Longhorns are coming off a disappointing loss to North Carolina State.

26.   The Red Wings, who were coming off disappointing losses to expansion Minnesota and Chicago, are second in the NHL in penalty killing.

27.   The result was disappointing losses.

28.   The team hired a new coach after a disappointing loss earlier this year in a tournament in Cuba.

29.   The Tigers are within a victory of the NCAA Tournament, despite a season dotted with disappointing losses and subpar performances.

30.   Then a Toronto radio reporter arrived late for the interview and, not having heard the first outburst, posed a question about the game being a disappointing loss.