21.   Siena basketball coach Paul Hewitt admits he borrowed the blueprint that carried his team to its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade from Arkansas counterpart Nolan Richardson.

22.   That may be all he needs to earn his first All-Star berth.

23.   The ball stopped two feet from the flagstick to secure Birch a two-hole playoff win and his first PGA Tour berth.

24.   The school, in fact, earned its first berth to the NCAA basketball tournament last March.

25.   Two years later, it earned its first World Cup berth.

26.   With that putt, Faxon leapfrogged Mark Calcavecchia in the final Ryder Cup standings and earned his first berth on a U.S. squad in the biennial competition with Europe.

27.   With more than half of the SEC schedule left to play, Georgia seems to be a legitimate contender for its first NCAA Tournament berth in four seasons.

28.   A flawless second-set tiebreaker and a huge forehand winner on match point helped Schultz earn her first quarterfinal berth in seven attempts at this tournament.

29.   Australian Lleyton Hewitt clinched the first semifinal berth with two opening wins in round-robin play.

30.   Carter, who seemed relieved at his afternoon news conference, led the Raptors to their first postseason berth.