71.   Facing Leiter, whose first nine starts were Mets victories, Trachsel was stingy, allowing only six hits over seven innings.

72.   Even if he will not say so, the start for Wheatley is another chance to show why the Giants made him a first-round pick.

73.   Excluding that area of building activity, starts were unchanged for the month even as mortgage interest rates declined, suggesting prospective homebuyers remained wary of taking the plunge.

74.   For a century, the start of shmita was not a matter of general concern.

75.   For Belcher, the start was his second on the current rehab assignment.

76.   For de Ferran, the start will be the third pole of his career.

77.   First, there was the start.

78.   FordDirect.com, a joint venture between the automaker and its dealers, acknowledged that its start had been slower than expected.

79.   Friedel said a quick start is critical.

80.   Has his most athletic team, but five are freshmen and a rocky start is probable.