21.   Shortstop Chris Warren of Howard opted to play in Kansas City instead of Georgia this summer.

22.   The Blizzard also was unable to sign its second draft choice, Teresa Witherspoon, a former Olympian, who opted to play in Europe again.

23.   The Rangers opted to play the infield back, and for that reason, Brosius cared only about making contact and putting the ball in play.

24.   Though many of the rhythms are computerized, Madonna herself has opted to play guitar on the tour, having learned only recently from tour guitarist Monte Pittman.

25.   While most teams opted to play rookies, free agents, and scrubs, the Celtics used rookies, free agents, scrubs, and starters.

26.   Bosnian Serb soccer star Savo Milosevic, who plays for the English club Aston Villa, long ago opted to play for the Serb-dominated Yugoslav national team.

27.   But after working on conditioning and her game, she opted to play in Montreal.

28.   Dogan said many German-born talents opt to play in Turkey because they can rise through the ranks more quickly.

29.   England opted to play six specialist batsmen and picked batsman Mark Ramprakash ahead of allrounder Craig White.

30.   Lukman and three other men opt to play dominoes and trade jokes while waiting for dawn.