41.   The loss put Indiana a half-game behind Boston in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

42.   The loss put Kansas City two games behind first-place San Diego in the AFC West.

43.   The loss put Paris-St. Germain four points behind Auxerre, which beat St. Etienne on Friday.

44.   The loss puts Guadeloupe out of contention for a semi-final place.

45.   The loss put the Senators in dire straits.

46.   The losses put the Cubans in a tough single-elimination or knockout quarterfinal matchup with the Dominican Republic on Saturday.

47.   The loss put a damper on a promising start for the United States, which won its first four fights.

48.   Three straight losses put the United States in pretty close to a must-win situation going into the game at Foxboro, Massachusetts.

49.   Two straight losses have put an end to that quest.

50.   A loss would have put them within one game of elimination.