31.   Bonds hit three home runs in his final game before the terrorist attacks.

32.   ----- An ace, Schilling said, can win a game even before he steps on the mound.

33.   A drafting and technology major at Virginia State, he had started eight NFL games before this year.

34.   A lot of responsibility for holding on thesix games before the break falls to defensemen Zubov, Darryl Sydor and Richard Matvichuk.

35.   ABC will televise only four regular season NHL games before a weekly playoff telecast leading into split coverage with ESPN of the Stanley Cup finals.

36.   After missing the first two weeks of the season, Smoltz went just eight games before going on the DL again.

37.   After four score years of self-pity, the narcissists of Red Sox Nation seem content to let the Townies actually play a couple of games before forecasting doom.

38.   After losing at Maine, BU won eight straight games before the final loss to North Dakota.

39.   After sitting out a week, Greer lasted just four innings in his return game before coming out.

40.   Against Nashville in the final game before the All-Star break, Blake was a minus-four and the Kings blew a three-goal lead.