41.   They have not won since, dropping consecutive games to New England, Tampa Bay and San Francisco.

42.   They lost at home to Charlotte, beat Minnesota, dropped a game at Utah, then beat the Heat last week.

43.   Three stores that sold lottery tickets this spring and summer have dropped the game, Mrs. Riordan said.

44.   This past week, the Braves dropped two games they led entering the ninth.

45.   USC has the possibility of suffering its longest losing streak in school history if it drops its next two games.

46.   Was he thinking about going oh-for-the-moment while McGwire prospered or about the Cubs dropping both games during a pennant race?

47.   We knew we dropped a few games early on road that we wish we had back.

48.   With Nintendo and PlayStation, all you do is drop the game in, attach to your television and play.

49.   Philadelphia, which dropped two games behind Atlanta in the NL East, was swept in the two-game series.

50.   After beating Arizona, Philadelphia and Chicago to open the season, New York has played poorly in dropping games to Washington and Tennessee.