41.   The Kings have back-to-back games this week with San Jose, a team they swept last week but remains ahead of them in the standings.

42.   The National Basketball Association airs two national games each week at no cost.

43.   The new media-friendly Kirk Gibson becomes a colorman for the Fox Sports Detroit coverage of Tigers games this week . . .

44.   The Lakers play three exhibition games this week and he would like a moremanageable rotation.

45.   The quarterback guessing game this week has not made his relationship with Bledsoe awkward.

46.   They have winnable games this week against Montreal, Nashville and Chicago.

47.   They play only two games this week, beginning with a match against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

48.   They will play their third game this week in the New York area when they visit the Islanders Saturday night.

49.   Things are looking positive for the preseason-favorite Matadors, who have two home games this week and just one road game next month.

50.   Thus, the game went on and Johnson sat in the dugout, like he will in all four games this week.