41.   Air Force won its first seven games before losing to Western Athletic Conference opponents Fresno State and San Jose State late in the season.

42.   All of the players from the NHL were tired when they got over there because they had played so many games before leaving the States.

43.   Alfonzo had never had a three-home-run game before and he picked a propitious time to become a McGwiresque slugger.

44.   Brett Hinchliffe had never started a major league game before Sunday night.

45.   But a different player showed up for the second set, as Basuki held in her first service game before losing five straight games and the set.

46.   But another win Sunday, in the last game before the All-Star break, could also make a difference.

47.   But at least Tim Duncan was a significant factor in every game long before garbage time.

48.   But atrocious graphics, bad sound and slow game speed cripple the game before the first round.

49.   But coach Andy Murray wanted to get him into a game before the end of the regular season.

50.   But both teams had their chances to win the game before the midnight hour.