41.   My guess is that every runner who runs a leg with the Olympic torch is given a Bic lighter, just in case....

42.   Nobody wanted Ali to be remembered as the weakened legend who dropped the Olympic torch in front of billions of people around the world.

43.   Norman will carry the Olympic torch across Sydney Harbor Bridge on the morning of the opening ceremonies.

44.   Opening Ceremonies singer Olivia Newton John and Olympic torch bearer Greg Norman playing second fiddle to an echidna, a platypus and a kookaburra?

45.   Other options offered included performing at the Sydney Opera House, in the Olympic torch relay ceremonies and at the opening of the soccer games.

46.   Other expensive items include gold boxing kangaroos thrown into the crowd during the Opening Ceremonies, Olympic volunteer uniforms and Olympic torches.

47.   Penguins owner and star player Mario Lemieux jogged with the Olympic torch last week as it made its way to Salt Lake City for the Winter Games in February.

48.   Sharks defenseman Gary Suter will carry the Olympic torch in San Jose Friday.

49.   She briefly left the final preparations so carry the Olympic torch for two blocks back in Athens, Ga.

50.   Saturday night, two fireworks displays and two concerts were scheduled, along with a ball relay, a takeoff on the Olympic torch relay.