41.   Carter said Friday that one of his goals was simply to get Waltrip through his final season without serious incident.

42.   Clarke said the company had no alternative but to file for bankruptcy as it approached the crucial Christmas selling season without receiving merchandise.

43.   College basketball had gone twenty seasons without having UCLA as its national champion.

44.   Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has said he does not want to start the season without the officials having a contract, which would allow them to strike at any time.

45.   Could conceivably pitch an entire season without a walk.

46.   Denver figures to stand in their way of doing the same this season without defensive leader Greg Lloyd.

47.   Defending champion Chicago is getting old and opens the season without Scottie Pippen.

48.   During that run the Waves never went more than one season without a postseason appearance.

49.   Do it because the Bulldogs themselves deserve the chance to play a season without external pressures latched to their ankles.

50.   Even so, there may be enough wiggle room to get Hitachi and Toshiba through the holiday season without having to relabel their sets.