41.   A nice guy to have around.

42.   A nice guy just might finish first, after all, a guy who emphasizes communication and skill over screaming and yelling and bullying.

43.   A nice guy who knows his basketball, Parker has a season-ending evaluation waiting for him.

44.   A nice guy to be around.

45.   A nice guy, neighbors said, who kept his little lawn clipped.

46.   A nice guy.

47.   Above all, they say, he is a nice guy, with little in his personal life to titillate the curious and suspicious.

48.   Actually, McGwire is too nice a guy for the job.

49.   All the Bruins are pretty much nice guys.

50.   But Baker gives every appearance of being a very nice guy.