51.   He thought he might stay there for a while, especially after his strong start this season.

52.   His best finish in four starts this season is fifth at Rockingham, N.C.

53.   His early starts this season did not give the Yankees reason to think he would reach this stage.

54.   His performance Tuesday was all the sweeter because it came after a frustratingly slow start this season.

55.   How can Middle East talks continue, schools open and the football season start, despite no settlement of the Miss America swimsuit issue?

56.   However, as the season starts later here, some of the following will not have updated information for another few weeks.

57.   His best start this season was second at California in April.

58.   I think we came a long way in preseason, but when the real season starts is when you can really start making strides.

59.   If the next season starts without players, those owners can shrug and say we tried.