41.   The Matadors, all but eliminated from a Division I-AA playoff spot the week before, beat an opponent they should have beaten.

42.   The Nittany Lions have beaten opponents with their tenacious defense and excellent foul shooting.

43.   The next challenge for the Cowboys is to find a way to beat an opponent from outside their division, beginning Sunday at Seattle.

44.   The players are thinking about how to beat their opponents, and so is the watching crowd.

45.   There were scattered turbans in this crowd, but the biggest applause burst when Khatami pledged not to use religion as a tool to beat his opponents.

46.   They tried to beat their opponents into submission.

47.   This, my friend, was a professional fighter at work, a man who knows a fight is not over until the opponent is completely beaten.

48.   To be a great champion, one must beat worthy opponents.

49.   Underneath the tattoos and grunge, Pulsipher is a throwback who thrives on playing baseball and beating opponents.

50.   Willingham said his team has the confidence to beat any opponent, especially if the game stays close.