71.   A month of training camp, seven exhibition games and two regular-season games and the Clippers are still having trouble with basics.

72.   A pinched nerve in his shoulder prevented him from playing in any exhibition games in the preseason.

73.   A major part of the first exhibition game will be to measure how Bledsoe and his receivers have adapted to the Ernie Zampese quick-pass offense.

74.   A scout for the Los Angeles Rams spotted him in an Army exhibition game and changed his life.

75.   A revamped system is being used in nationally televised exhibition games, such as the one Sunday between the Patriots and Eagles in Foxborough.

76.   A third-round pick out of Texas, he had made the roster, coincidentally, following a big final exhibition game against the Eagles.

77.   A team wearing Atlanta Braves uniforms played its first home exhibition game on Saturday against the New York Yankees.

78.   A year ago, the highly talented Jaguars quarterback was injured in an exhibition game in Giants Stadium.

79.   Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson will be teamed up again in April when they take a team to Japan for four exhibition games.

80.   ABC is opting to air exhibition NFL football games on the opening nights of both conventions.