61.   Center fielder Brett Butler played his last game before his tonsillectomy, scheduled for Friday morning in Atlanta.

62.   Clemens pitched a terrific game before leaving in the eighth inning, after acknowledging Posada at the mound.

63.   Certainly, he had never hit home runs in four consecutive games before.

64.   College football fans are more likely to ask about the outcome of the Tennessee-Georgia and UCLA-Arizona games before seeking a score from Dallas.

65.   Colorado tied the game just before halftime when Craig Ochs hit Derek McCoy on a seven-yard score.

66.   Defenseman Chris Chelios of the Chicago Blackhawks joined Team USA on Sunday in Providence, R.I., for its final exhibition game before the World Cup hockey tournament.

67.   Dietz promptly homered off Catfish Hunter and the NL scored two more runs to tie the game before Rose struck to end the inning.

68.   Elliott missed two games before returning as a late substitute Saturday in Dallas.

69.   Fedorov, the Detroit Red Wings superstar, had scored one goal in the past eight playoff games before Saturday night.

70.   Few of the men had been to a championship game before.