21.   Each point guard needed a new franchise to reinvigorate his career, and each understands the value of lighting a match under lackadaisical teammates.

22.   Even more reason to hold off on begging for a new franchise....

23.   Expansion is just around the corner with new franchises in Phoenix and Tampa-St. Petersburg.

24.   Five months of anticipation can lead to brain-cramping expectations for the first game, especially for a franchise new to the heights.

25.   Four new franchises for next season are expected and Atlanta could fall in two years from now.

26.   How can I request ticket information on the new NFL franchise that is starting up there?

27.   How will the strike impact the new franchise?

28.   In other states, officials say the gangs often send emissaries from the West Coast to open new franchises.

29.   In the eight new franchises, nobody could predict the dynamics of older players and younger players, familiar players and relative unknowns.

30.   It is being wanted, being considered a cornerstone for his new franchise, that pleases him most.