31.   For one thing, the two professional leagues have already said they will not draft underclasswomen, at least not yet.

32.   France has many skilled players, resulting from a traditional appreciation of the aesthetics of sport, and a highly-competitive professional league.

33.   Gambling is so big that professional leagues tread lightly, painfully aware of their consumer base.

34.   Gold-medal success at the Atlanta Olympics spawned not one professional league, but two.

35.   Guys my own age this year finished school and went into the professional leagues in Korea.

36.   Hamm said the two sides plan to meet next week to discuss a business plan for a professional league.

37.   He pitched in a professional league for eight years, and he dominated the league for the last three.

38.   He has coached in the Australian professional league for the past three years, Lavin said.

39.   He runs the Curt Flood Youth Foundation and is vice president of the United Baseball League, the upstart professional league that plans to begin operation in two years.

40.   He represents clients in marketing and development deals with professional leagues and teams.