41.   -- Ottawa sent goalie Craig Billington to Boston for a draft choice.

42.   -- Receiver Malcolm Seabron, the third-round draft choice who has been used on special teams.

43.   Look for the Steelers to trade backup fullback Richard Huntley to the Dolphins for draft choices and then open negotiations with starter Jerome Bettis on a contract extension.

44.   A first-round draft choice was still a possibility when the trade deadline arrived.

45.   A departure of six players as first-round National Basketball Association draft choices, including three first-team all-Americans, has given the tournament unprecedented balance.

46.   A converted defensive tackle who had one catch entering this season, Clark has turned himself into a possible NFL draft choice.

47.   A former first-round draft choice of Los Angeles, Moore was signed by the G-Braves after being released by Southern League rival Huntsville. . . .

48.   A high Cowboys draft choice that actually plays.

49.   A habitual loser of Israeli elections, Peres nonetheless found himself a draft choice of many in the peace camp after Barak resigned in December.

50.   A first- round baseball draft choice of the San Diego Padres, Helton knows on which side his bread is buttered.