31.   Both teams are battling for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

32.   Fierce offensive play by the French in the first half met equally fierce defensive play by the Mexicans, and the two teams battled to a scoreless halftime.

33.   He said Chinese teams battled constantly against doping and corruption in the games.

34.   In Scotland, repair teams battled through snow drifts trying to reach sections of felled lines.

35.   Kentucky coach Bernadette Mattox said she was pleased the way her young team battled LSU.

36.   Meanwhile, special commando teams were battling Kurdish rebels in mountains near the famous Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, reports said.

37.   Seven teams are battling for the final two spots.

38.   Special commando teams were battling Kurdish rebels in mountains near the famous Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, reports said Monday.

39.   The teams battled for much of the second half, which featured eight lead changes.

40.   The result means two Southern Hemisphere teams will play in the final, while two Northern Hemisphere teams will battle for third place.