51.   If they let Tverdovsky go, the trade effectively becomes Kilger and five first-round picks for Selanne.

52.   In George Bush and Bob Dole, Republicans were blessed with politicians whose many years of loyal service made them almost inevitable picks for the nomination.

53.   In the spirit of nonstop moviegoing, we look at a few picks for the new year.

54.   Joe Buck, my new pick for the best play-by-play man in the game, was on a roll.

55.   Joe Smith, a forward from Maryland who also left school after two seasons, has been the consensus first pick for several months.

56.   Jones landed a third-round pick for Saturday, and a sixth-rounder next season, in making a deal with the Chiefs.

57.   Keith Donaldson, an analyst at Salomon Brothers Asia Ltd., said Suzuki is among his top picks for the sector.

58.   Kentucky became a trendy pick for a first- or second-round loss among bracketologists.

59.   Lay was a good pick for the panel, he said, because of his involvement in the Houston civic and business community.

60.   Leggett said that Long was the right pick for the right team and the right time for the Raiders.