51.   Dennis Johnson has three world championship rings.

52.   Doug Williams and Jim Plunkett have championship rings.

53.   Dryden played in Montreal for Coach Scotty Bowman, who won five championship rings with the Canadiens and three more with other teams.

54.   Duncan merely added to his growing list of achievements, which included an NBA championship ring last season.

55.   During the All-Star Game break in February, he playfully ribbed Patrick Ewing, telling the Knick center that only people with championship rings are allowed to speak.

56.   Each player Sunday is shooting for a championship ring, to be part of history.

57.   EL SEGUNDO - Kobe Bryant has his mind on a championship ring and an engagement ring but sounds ready to skip any involvement with Olympic rings this summer.

58.   Even the Lakers knew when they had heard quite enough from Riley -- and they had four championship rings to show for it.

59.   Eventually -- though it has not happened yet -- championship rings will cluster in big cities.

60.   For Scott, with championship rings in Los Angeles with Magic and Kareem and Worthy, this was far from Show Time.