31.   Rather than just stew about the possible loss of your job, take some positive steps now to gain control of your life in case the worst happens.

32.   So even though Riggs was a pro and a man, I knew the worst could happen.

33.   The fact that the worst of it happened in their own back yards made the job both easier and harder.

34.   The worst had already happened.

35.   The worst of them happened to Drew Bledsoe and the Patriots.

36.   The worst had happened, and now it was time to plan the funeral.

37.   The worst of what happened last year, the family is only beginning to hear about now.

38.   The worst is happening.

39.   Then the worst happened.

40.   Unless the worst happens, and Taffarel receives the blame for an upset defeat on Sunday, he is likely to join the long list of anonymous Brazilian goalies.