31.   They have lost eight in a row to the Giants, never winning a head-to-head matchup since Jim Fassel became coach.

32.   This is why the Dodgers lost five in a row to the Braves, and why they still must prove why they should be considered a playoff threat.

33.   Washington has lost the past nine games in a row to its most bitter rival, the Dallas Cowboys.

34.   While he spoke, there was a beeping sound from the front row to his left.

35.   Woods now can add the four in a row to his ever-growing list of accomplishments.

36.   Pittsburgh has lost seven in a row to Penn State.

37.   After his third Ashes loss in a row to Australia, Mike Atherton was due to announce Friday whether he would quit as England cricket captain.

38.   Back home, in the final three games ever at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, they lost three in a row to the Yankees.

39.   But he then lost twice in a row to the Cuban at meets in Zurich and Brussels.

40.   But the Braves, who had lost four in a row to Chicago, broke it up by scoring four runs on five hits in the third inning.