31.   Emphasizing strength and conditioning has transformed the sports world over the last two decades and gone from novelty to fad.

32.   Elsewhere in the sports world, out-of-wedlock kids sired by pro athletes were so numerous that child-support payments were in.

33.   Evidence of hypocrisy in the sports world.

34.   Fashion is at its most volatile in the sport shoe world.

35.   Following are some holiday gift ideas for those who have made headlines and shaken the sports world lately.

36.   Football, hockey, basketball, and even golf are now part of a fantasy sports world with real rewards.

37.   For better and worse, the XFL is the talk of the sports world, generating disgust, condemnation, and great television ratings.

38.   For now, the sports world wonders.

39.   From Daryl Strawberry to Warren Moon, the sports world loves to forgive and forget.

40.   From his vantage in Ottawa, Bloom tracks the sports business world and posts daily updates at his site, Sportsbusinessnews.com.