31.   Jacobsen had been the crowd favorite all week.

32.   Kwan might be the crowd favorite, but New Yorker Sarah Hughes will also be vogueing for the home team.

33.   Lobo, a crowd favorite, is back.

34.   McGwire clearly was the crowd favorite.

35.   Lue, who became a crowd favorite late last season, hopes to overcome his size deficit.

36.   Mainly because of his aggressive style, particularly his acrobatic volleying, Rafter is a crowd favorite, as was the case Sunday.

37.   Miller plays with a flair that can irritate opponents yet always makes him a crowd favorite.

38.   No surprise, given his ironman status, but Quigley did play last week and the Rehoboth golfer is naturally a crowd favorite here.

39.   Now the Cardinal is headed back to San Jose, where it expects to be the crowd favorite, even more so than it was Sunday.

40.   Once a crowd favorite, always a crowd favorite.