71.   He finished with two points and has not made a basket since the opening game of the season.

72.   He is expected to miss the regular-season opener in Chicago on Labor Day night, the opening Monday night game on ABC-TV.

73.   He could have gone to the opening game of the American League playoffs in Baltimore, just up the interstate.

74.   He could not believe a Phoenix radio station did play-by-play for his batting practice session before the opening game of the series.

75.   He injured a shoulder in the opening game, ending his playing career.

76.   He has homered in the opening game of all three series the Mets have played this year.

77.   He said he had a meeting with his assistants to plan training camp and would stage two-a-day practices before the opening game.

78.   He missed the opening game against State University of New York at Brockport because a financial-aid problem had delayed his registration for classes.

79.   He returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the opening game against Seattle.

80.   He walked none and struck out four as the National League Central-leading Reds won the opening game of the three-game series.