51.   He said the sport has to be about entertainment, and not just competition.

52.   Here, even the quintessential American sport of baseball has a uniquely Korean flavor.

53.   If every sport had this petition rule, there would be chaos.

54.   If all skating judges were like Naughton the sport would have few problems.

55.   In hockey, the superstars like Wayne Gretzky are the best public-relations representatives the sport has.

56.   In comparison, National Hot Rod Association president Dallas Gardner and the powers behind big-time drag racing realize that their sport has room to grow.

57.   It has been contended often in this corner of the newsroom that big-league sports has incalculable economic value because it showcases the community.

58.   It insisted on and received a maximum salary provision, and no other professional sport has a limit on individual salaries.

59.   It was regular-season baseball with postseason flavor, and now we can look forward to a month of the best stuff American sport has to offer.

60.   John Filippelli, coordinating producer for The Baseball Network, says the sport has little choice but to start doing some things differently.