41.   They remained in sole possession of first place until late September.

42.   They watched as Miami and New England lost, and sole possession of first place in the American Conference East suddenly became available.

43.   To a man, the Seahawks believe that, even though they had just blown an opportunity to take sole possession of the division lead.

44.   To earn sole possession of first place, USC needs to sweep, have Arizona and Cal lose one game and Oregon must also lose to UCLA.

45.   With Philadelphia losing at Pittsburgh, the Braves moved into sole possession of first place in the National League East.

46.   With their fourth straight win, the Giants move into sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

47.   With New Mexico State also losing last night, the Eagles could have grabbed sole possession of first place in the conference with two Big West contests remaining.

48.   With San Jose tying Edmonton on Monday, the Stars are in sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division.

49.   Ottawa has won five in a row and moved into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.

50.   A late bogey also cost Gump sole possession of the lead.