31.   The win was big for the young Clippers who were looking for something in the win column after losing close games to the Lakers and Jazz.

32.   They scored five runs in the first four innings against Appier, then added one run late to put the game in the win column.

33.   Those slick Mariner ads say you have to love these guys, but the win column does not agree.

34.   Too many bad teams use it as their sure ticket to the win column, and since bad teams are a majority, the bad teams will rule.

35.   You have to look at other things besides the win column sometimes.

36.   Barry Bonds was more than fine with making it into the win column rather than the record book.

37.   But many neutral observers are already putting Georgia in the Bush win column -- written in dark pencil if not chiseled in stone.

38.   Clinton could not put NATO in his win column, though.

39.   For the third week in a row, defending Spanish league champion Real Madrid failed to get into the win column.

40.   Hideki Irabu was back in the Bronx and the win column.