51.   Born of patience and modest expectations, the Dallas Burn hit the ground kicking and fretting yesterday afternoon.

52.   Both hit the ground as the ball rolled slowly toward the goal and Galaxy midfielder Chris Armas ran in and booted the ball clear.

53.   A computer evaluates the unique sound characteristic of a ball hitting the ground to determine where the ball bounced.

54.   A dancer, Sally Wicks, climbs up the backs of other performers and plunges downward, her head stopped from hitting the ground by another dancer.

55.   A community policing advocate, Celester hit the ground here at full gallop.

56.   A cup of boiling water thrown into the air would freeze before it hit the ground.

57.   A high sprain occurs when the ankle rolls outward and the inside of the foot hits the ground.

58.   A lot of it is luck, like if the ball stays in your glove when you hit the ground.

59.   A fruit truck hit the brakes, a tour bus hit the fruit truck, pineapples hit the ground and we missed the whole thing by inches.

60.   A fumble by quarterback Damon Huard when he decided about three inches before hitting the ground that he should throw the ball away.