21.   Surely, the players deserve much responsibility in what has sadly transpired here.

22.   The players deserve the praise they are receiving.

23.   The players deserve to feel good about halting their losing streak and pushing their lead in the MLS Western Conference back to seven games.

24.   The players deserve what they make, as talented performers.

25.   These, of course, are new times, and these players deserve to be judged on their own accomplishments.

26.   This time, the players deserved to celebrate, and so did their embattled coach, who played to win all the way.

27.   Told that Speight was still looking for an apology or explanation, Henning was asked if the player deserved one.

28.   And he said team officials thought the eight players named deserved the honor of being the first choices.

29.   Does that mean a lesser-known player deserves less credit?

30.   Kafelnikov, the outspoken Olympic champion, says the players deserve a bigger slice of the tournament purses.