71.   Mike and Bob Bryan of Camarillo had never won a first-round doubles match at the Mercedes-Benz Cup.

72.   Most people tend to mix and match at Christmas, sending boxed cards to co-workers and long-distance friends and personalized cards to immediate family.

73.   Newly named U.S. coaches Tom Gullikson and Billie Jean King said scheduling of matches at different times made the village an impractical choice for players.

74.   Next month, SEG Sports is staging an ultimate fighting match at the Niagara Falls Civic Center.

75.   On Wednesday, Woods and his travel-weary teammates met Georgia Tech in a match at Druid Hills Golf Club in Decatur, Ga.

76.   On Wednesday, he beat fifth-seeded Michael Stich, who had to retire after pulling an abdominal muscle with the match at one set apiece.

77.   One chess match at a time, please.

78.   Overmatched defensively with Orr or Crouse in the game, it was no match at all with them on the bench.

79.   Paul Allen was in London Monday, watching his friend Monica Seles lose her match at Wimbledon.

80.   Perhaps the officials made an error in the Sieracki-Lindland match at the Olympic trials.