31.   Cunningham had been at the helm for five straight losses, and in four of them threw interceptions in the final quarter.

32.   Essentially, Payton helped to send Vancouver to its ninth straight loss.

33.   For the last two seasons, the Sonics have been ousted from the playoffs after three straight losses.

34.   For the Astros, it was their sixth straight loss and eighth in nine games.

35.   Four straight losses in the Super Bowl might have taken their toll on him.

36.   Forty-four straight losses on the football field is not an educational experience.

37.   Four straight losses at the end of last college football season cost Bob Sutton his coaching job at Army.

38.   Friday night was a test for all the Dodgers, who were still in last despite eight straight losses by the fourth-place Colorado Rockies.

39.   Frustration at a fourth straight loss, another losing season, another early vacation, another December swoon.

40.   Georgia, which beat the Gators in November after seven straight losses, put out a video.