51.   Brimming with confidence from his successful rookie season, Long is excited about getting his sophomore year started.

52.   Courier won a tournament at Adelaide to start the year and made it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open before falling in five sets to Pete Sampras.

53.   Courier won at Adelaide to start the year and made it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open before falling in five sets to Pete Sampras.

54.   Giles started the year at Richmond and was called up when Kurt Abbott went on the disabled list.

55.   He started last year in the minor leagues, then was impressive when the Padres recalled him after a series of injuries.

56.   He needed one more birdie to get his year started in style, although he had few complaints.

57.   Health care reforms that started this year introduce market rules to the medical care system, which was run by the government during the communist era.

58.   It was a bad way to start the year.

59.   Last year, the Rockies swept the Cardinals in Denver to start the year.

60.   Like many other tech bellwethers, Oracle delivered disappointing profits to start the year.