41.   He continued to run hard until the third quarter, when a crushing hit to his head knocked him unconscious and out of the game with a concussion.

42.   He took the hits to the head.

43.   His greatness is founded mostly on a single number, the ratio of his hits to his number of times at bat.

44.   Herren was just starting to feel comfortable with the Celtics when he took the hit to the shoulder.

45.   Hits to his head were so infrequent that he still can remember the time or two he got nicked around the noggin.

46.   However, Campbell has been more aggressive with his suspensions after an edict handed down by Commissioner Gary Bettman to reduce hits to the head.

47.   In his first at bat Friday night, Erstad cranked a hit to right.

48.   In previous downturns, layoffs provided a fairly immediate hit to the economy.

49.   In the eighth, former Dodger Rudy Seanez became the third Braves pitcher and allowed infield hits to Eric Young and Hubbard.

50.   In Jackson County, such so-called cold hits to the prison database have resulted in pending charges against two other men for unrelated sex crimes.