21.   Palmeiro reached out and slapped the ball into the ground on the infield grass.

22.   Patriots linebacker Chris Slade slapped the ball out of the hands of Jacksonville running back James Stewart.

23.   Rasheed Wallace slapped the ball away from Detlef Schrempf and Jim Jackson gathered the steal.

24.   Revitalized, Armstead slapped the ball out of the hands of Cincinnati quarterback Jeff Blake as Blake scrambled on the third play of the second half.

25.   She plays the passing lanes on defense, picking up steals and slapping balls out of bounds.

26.   That happened continually in the third quarter, Gary Payton slapping the ball away from Sam Cassell on one occasion and taking it away on another.

27.   That required slapping the ball to right field.

28.   Terry Pendleton slapped a ball between first and second base that Jose Vizcaino grabbed.

29.   They thrive on surprise, racing from behind to slap the ball away just as an opponent feels he has escaped the pressure.

30.   This time, he slapped a ball on the ground to right, into the hole between first and second.