21.   As the Baltimore players took the field, Alomar trotted from the dugout toward Hirschbeck, who was standing alone in short right field.

22.   As he takes the field today in New Orleans as a growing weapon in the Cowboys offense, he has become the poster child for an entire community.

23.   As the teams took the field, the Nittany Lions mascot, in brown costume, carried an American flag and ran from end zone to end zone.

24.   As the lads took the field for opening day on Sunday, fans talked Irish politics and wagered on teams named after their native counties.

25.   As the Mariners took the field in the top of the fifth, the clinching became official.

26.   Backup quarterback Randall Cunningham came away impressed, even though Galloway was out of the game when Cunningham took the field with the second-team offense.

27.   Barring any unforeseen problems, Patriots rookie running back Robert Edwards will take the field Saturday night when the team faces the Philadelphia Eagles.

28.   Before the Mariners took the field for batting practice, manager Lou Piniella held his first team meeting since spring training.

29.   Before Garciaparra took the field, according to Duquette, the All-Star shortstop and the GM met, with team doctor Bill Morgan participating by telephone.

30.   Before the players took the field, President George W. Bush shared a message broadcast for all opening day crowds.