41.   After stripping the ball from defender Narciso, US midfielder John Harkes fed it across to striker Eric Wynalda, who seemed to have a gimme from close range.

42.   Alfonzo ranged to his right to spear it, shoveling the ball from his glove to Mike Bordick at shortstop for the force.

43.   Afterward, Harper retrieved the game ball from the filmmaker Spike Lee at courtside and presented it to Van Gundy.

44.   Brett Butler walked purposefully to the bullpen in right field, flicking the ball from his left hand to his glove and back again the whole way.

45.   But as Malone received the ball from Stockton, Jordan stopped tracking Jeff Hornacek and snuck behind Malone on his right side and made a clean steal.

46.   But Harris recovered quickly to retrieve the ball from the left-field corner.

47.   But here, you have options of advancing the ball from the rough.

48.   But now Joe Torre has another ball to give to his brother, the ball from the last out of the World Series that the Yankees won Saturday night.

49.   But Rams cornerback Anthony Parker guessed right and picked the ball from John Taylor.

50.   But she also rolled the ball well from long distance, for a second consecutive day.