31.   And there is playing your way into their affections, which the Braves currently are attempting.

32.   And they do not care that his playing is remarkable for its sense of chaos in which notes and phrases drift by with no past or future.

33.   Another rookie expected to play Sunday is Christian Peter, who is expected to be part of a regular rotation at defensive tackle.

34.   As Begay said, playing at Pebble is a crapshoot at best.

35.   As it turned out, playing without Payton was too much to overcome as the Sonics lost their third game in a row on the road.

36.   As the tapes were being played, Saldivar sat at the defense table and cried, often wiping her eyes with a tissue.

37.   Because the safeties, George and Tebucky Jones, were playing one coverage while the corners were playing another.

38.   Bening, who, as nearly the whole world knows, is pregnant, will not be playing Hedda in Williamstown.

39.   Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said his decision not to play was a simple one.

40.   Best of all, his playing is almost completely free of cliches, and that is true of few musicians of any age.