51.   The winner of this Giants-Eagles clash moves a step closer to the National Football Conference East division title and a playoff spot.

52.   The University of California has moved a step closer to a new era in admissions where no attention will be paid to the racial and ethnic backgrounds of applicants.

53.   The Vikings, who visit Dallas on Thanksgiving Day, moved another step closer to the NFC Central title and home-field advantage in the playoffs.

54.   They could move one step closer Saturday.

55.   Though Brinkley returned to the program soon after his operation, he has seemed at times to be moving a step slower than his feisty round-table partners.

56.   Today they can close out the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals and move another step toward becoming the best NBA playoff team ever.

57.   Tuesday night, Dallas moved a step closer.

58.   With each new signing, NFL owners seem to move one step closer to the guaranteed problems that plague Major League Baseball and the NBA.

59.   With each day we hope to move a step closer.

60.   With the fourth WNBA season under way, the Sparks have made it clear that their aim is to move one step beyond.