51.   Brown, hounded all season by torn tissue in the heel, missed some practice time this week.

52.   Bure was joined this season by his brother Valeri and both have been hurt.

53.   But Burns is also optimistic about salvaging this season by winning Saturday against Tampa Bay.

54.   But Chaney was replaced after the season by Collins.

55.   But he had just two wins and was overtaken late in the season by Jim Colbert, who won his second straight Player of the Year title.

56.   But Mason did not begin this season by pushing a button.

57.   But Sunday the Redskins actually introduced an element of dignity into the season by offering up resistance.

58.   But the Dodgers lost to a guy who has been hampered all season by a groin strain, to the point he missed his last start.

59.   But the matter has come up repeatedly in the Winston Cup garage area, including on Sunday, after Gordon opened the season by winning the Busch Clash.

60.   But there is no excusing the constant self-serving complaints this season by Smith.