31.   Plus, he won despite splitting votes with teammate Rafael Palmeiro, who had four first-place votes and finished fifth overall.

32.   Rafsanjani had hinted that vote-rigging by the electoral officials would make it difficult for Khatami to win despite his universal appeal.

33.   Some thought the Wings won despite him.

34.   Southwest Missouri State won despite scoring a season-low.

35.   The Avs won despite missing Forsberg for the final two rounds of the postseason.

36.   The Celtics won despite a potentially disastrous technical on M.L. Carr, his first of the year.

37.   The Angels won despite having to nurse Washburn through his five innings.

38.   The Devils keep winning despite their lack of production.

39.   The Devils won despite their remarkable ineptitude with the man advantage.

40.   The Dodgers won despite another horrid offensive showing.