31.   Graham, a former starter with the Giants, is a guy veteran players like to play around.

32.   He said the new arena in Dallas had a more flexible system that players liked, and they have urged other arenas to adopt it.

33.   He says right-handed batters who can go to the opposite field, players much like himself, can be rewarded over and over.

34.   He was the best runner in the league, a great receiver, and all the players liked him.

35.   His players like to talk about his loyalty.

36.   His players liked Robinson because he treated them more like a kindly uncle than a disciplinarian dad.

37.   If the players like an agreement and vote to ratify it, they most likely would not then vote to kill the union.

38.   Its players do not like the United States from deep down in their psyches.

39.   Just hearing players like Gill and Jayson Williams say that they miss him has given Bradley a self-esteem boost.

40.   Meanwhile, bench players like the talented rookie Kobe Bryant, Jerome Kersey, Sean Rooks and Joe Kleine all could see more action.