31.   By the time an American sports reader hears about a new star, she or he is already in full stride.

32.   Can Norman ever live these down, these horrible shots at Augusta, arguably the most pressure-packed moments in American sport, any and all sport?

33.   Clemens wore the most hallowed uniform in American sports, and was given the ball with the ring within reach.

34.   Conversely, a European Sportsdaq could give American sports leagues a chance to interest ardent cricketeers in the curious backwater pastime called baseball.

35.   Compared with American professional sports or international soccer, remarkably little money was at stake.

36.   Does the American male sports fan really want to wear a fedora, three-piece suit and necktie to Yankee Stadium?

37.   Disputes about the rightful split between management and player have raged throughout the recorded history of American professional sports.

38.   Fans of the biggest American sports have certainly benefited from the explosion of information provided by the Web.

39.   Finding quirky connections that predict the outcome of the presidential race has become a minor American sport.

40.   Extract the Celtics from the Garden and it becomes another venerable, decaying American sports palace.