71.   And the fact they all came in a game for a share of first place puts an exclamation point on the team.

72.   And the first place Samaranch should look is in the mirror.

73.   And Sean Yunt, of Seattle, won first place in the best manufacturing category.

74.   And the Red Sox are in first place, threatening to run away with the American League East.

75.   And the Angels, desperately in need of some demonstrative leadership as their grip on first place began to weaken, found little.

76.   And there may still be months when the U.S.-Japan deficit returns to first place, they said.

77.   And the club is the first place that new versions of the program are made available for distribution.

78.   And the first place they usually look is at the coaching staff.

79.   And the Medal of Honor, perhaps too casually awarded to the Unknowns in the first place, should stay above that tomb as part of its symbolism.

80.   And the North Carolina States, Georgia Techs, Marylands, Wake Forests and Virginias have spent time contending for first place.