21.   When a player catches a ball or swings at a pitch, for instance, it takes an unusual amount of time for the game to react to it.

22.   Wheaton is coming off a first-round loss at the Queens tourney in London, where players first caught a peek at the new balls.

23.   When the NBA players catch their flights Friday morning, parting will indeed be such sweet sorrow.

24.   Eleven players caught passes for the Raiders, including Gannon -- who caught a deflection of his own pass.

25.   Fryer said the officiating crew had discussed beforehand that no player could catch, turn and shoot in that amount of time.

26.   Speculation is rife as to which players have caught his fancy, although Okada has generally been guardedly diplomatic about all the hopefuls.

27.   The Dutch players caught their bout of the bug after eating spaghetti in Baroda, venue of their maiden World Cup appearance on Saturday against New Zealand.