71.   Toluca, which had more points than Pachuca in regular season play, would have moved on to the finals had the team at least pulled off a tie.

72.   Two more teams pulled out Thursday to protest police behavior, and investigators for the first time prevented a cyclist from competing after finding drugs in his possession.

73.   Twenty-three teams have come to Bangkok, but a strong Saudi Arabian team pulled out along with its entire national squad.

74.   Two other teams pulled out earlier, for unspecified reasons.

75.   Two more teams pulled out to protest police behavior, and investigators for the first time prevented a cyclist from competing after finding drugs in his possession.

76.   You can only win when the entire team is pulling in the same direction.

77.   Yankees fans abounded at Shea, prepared to see their team pull a three-peat.

78.   A military UNITA rebel team pulled out of ceasefire talks with Angolan army chiefs in the Zambian capital Lusaka on Thursday, UNITA delegation head General Eugenio Manukavola announced.

79.   According to AFC rules, organizers should draw again if more than two teams pull out.

80.   But, Walsh said he was confident the team could pull out of its slump.