21.   Atlanta, according to the local sports council, is the sports capital of the world.

22.   Bill Parcells was a great coach, probably the best local sports leader since Red Auerbach.

23.   Bleak as it seems, there is solace for the local sports fan this time of year.

24.   ------ One of the great victories in local sports history went virtually unnoticed when the Harvard baseball team beat the University of Miami in Miami.

25.   A decade later, after the deals that have helped him dominate the local sports market, Dolan is looking to avoid competition by buying the Yankees.

26.   A large part of the unifying effect of local sports revolves around collegiate rivalries, said Tim Tessalone, sports information director for the University of Southern California.

27.   A local sports talkee said with straight lips Wednesday that Jordan did not change the game of basketball as centers Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did.

28.   Admit it, you hear virtually nothing on local sports talk radio about the competitions leading up to these Games.

29.   After vanishing from the local sports radar screen, the Boston Bruins reappeared with the happy announcement that Pat Burns will be behind the bench next year.

30.   After the indictment, he moved to Zug, Switzerland, where he financed local sports teams and befriended officials.