21.   Before playing at Nebraska, Central Florida travels to Mississippi and South Carolina, one of the toughest opening three games in the country.

22.   Beating the rebuilding Celtics is hardly cause for a ticker-tape parade, but any opening game on the road can be trouble.

23.   Boston College can revive its season in its opening game.

24.   Bourque, however, is suffering from a lower back sprain and may miss the opening game.

25.   A disproportionate number of the tosses came in the opening two games, high-scoring losses to the Dolphins and Buffalo Bills.

26.   A key penalty, a turnover on offense the opening game.

27.   A year ago, he missed all but one playoff game after suffering a knee injury in the opening game of the first-round series with San Jose.

28.   ABC will broadcast the opening game, which will feature the U.S. team, live.

29.   After holding at love in the opening game of the match, Davenport was broken on six consecutive service games.

30.   After upsetting Davenport, Wild converted on her fourth break point in the opening game of the match with Martinez to quickly put her on the defensive.