51.   It was the largest in sports history and likely will make the defending World Cup champions a regular visitor to the U.S.

52.   It was two years ago Monday that the players began the longest, most economically destructive strike in professional sports history.

53.   Like Michael Jordan and John Elway, you, Barry, will go down as one of the greatest athletic performers in sports history.

54.   Logic argues against an encore to one of the most dramatic encores in sports history.

55.   Matchups such as Dempsey-Tunney, Robinson-LaMotta, Ali-Frazier and Leonard-Hagler have provided some of the most thrilling moments in sports history.

56.   Maybe Davis is already secure with his place in sports history.

57.   National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue might have done more to promote the fair treatment of blacks seeking head coaching positions than any commissioner in sports history.

58.   Never mind that the Lakers were some of the greatest carousers in modern sports history.

59.   No jock in sports history has ever been treated better by an owner than Nine-Toed was by Mr. Jones.

60.   Nobody had ever won all four major professional championships consecutively, and the so-called Tiger Slam has been recognized as one of the greatest feats in sports history.