41.   These teams hire good coaches and good general managers and do not panic during the lean years.

42.   Westphal, who is good friends with Seattle general manager Wally Walker, said he thinks both teams will hire a coach in the next two weeks.

43.   Because he was knocked out, though, IRL rules prohibit Buhl from racing on Sunday, so the team immediately hired Memo Gidley as his replacement.

44.   He also said Toshack was behind news leaks on who the team might hire for next season.

45.   He also said Toshack was behind news leaks on who the team might hire as part of a housecleaning for next season.

46.   In another move, the team hired former Milwaukee Brewers all-star Robin Yount as a coach, filling a vacancy created when Chris Speier retired after the World Series.

47.   Lions chairman and president William Clay Ford said Monday that the team has hired Millen, a former NFL linebacker and TV commentator.

48.   Since the end of last season, the team has hired Alberto Zaccheroni to replace Fabio Capello as coach, and revamped the roster.

49.   The defense team has even hired an expert, Swiss legal authority Wolfgang Wigand, to testify about the laws governing the Swiss-based IOC.

50.   The league eliminated the supervisory coaching tag that allowed teams to hire away assistant coaches from other teams.