31.   After his third straight win at the Brickyard, Jeff Gordon has positioned himself to win another Winston Cup title.

32.   After the win at Philips Arena, coach Pat Burns questioned that it would signal the start of a turnaround for the struggling Bruins.

33.   All Baltimore has to do is win at Oakland next Sunday.

34.   All of that, as well as the natural letdown after a pulsating win at Syracuse Sunday, was working against the top-ranked University of Connecticut Huskies.

35.   All the feel-good stuff that stemmed from a win at Long Beach State is gone.

36.   But the Giants pulled out a big win at the Meadowlands.

37.   But they are still very much alive for the ACC championship, something they could enhance with a win at Duke this afternoon.

38.   But with a win at Tulane, enjoying its own renaissance of local interest, the Owls seem at least back in a niche of respectability.

39.   Cigar had scored his single turf win at Del Mar but it was noted by the questioner that he had never run over the Del Mar dirt course.

40.   Coincidentally, the Panthers had targeted Davis in their win at Candlestick last year the way they took advantage of Drakeford Sunday.