41.   Boston University has won seven straight games and has a good chance to earn its second consecutive NCAA bid.

42.   Boggs rested for three straight games, increased the strength of his medication and treatment, and hoped.

43.   Brady had caught one pass in each of four straight games.

44.   -- First baseman RICO BROGNA did not start for a second straight game because of back spasms, but came off the bench to pinch-hit in the seventh.

45.   -- KEVIN ELSTER started at shortstop for the second consecutive game, and DAVE SILVESTRI started for a third straight game at second base.

46.   - MARK MESSIER, still bothered by a hyperextended left elbow, missed his fourth straight game.

47.   -- Team captain Patrick Flatley sat out his second straight game with a hip flexor.

48.   ...The Dodgers have homered in a season-high nine straight games.

49.   A good bet for the defensive honoree is cornerback Andy Colbert, who started for the second straight game in place of the injured Paul Guidry.

50.   A year later, Brady is preparing for his second straight AFC championship game.