71.   His teams always seem to possess great athleticism but not the consistency to stay ahead of the polls and the grumblers through the long regular season.

72.   His teams seemed to lose focus at times, losing to lesser opponents.

73.   If any doubters remain about the importance of defense in a sport where too many teams do not seem to care about it, the Rangers offer incontrovertible proof.

74.   If ever there seemed a team capable of kicking sheet-metal butt, it was Jarrett and Irvan.

75.   If the Olympic team seems finished before it starts, there is still some hope for United.

76.   If two or even all three lose, the scramble to determine the top two teams would seem likely to short-circuit microchips from here to Tempe.

77.   In professional basketball, teams seem to play hard late in the season to qualify for the extra home game in a playoff series.

78.   In fact, the most recent change to Young America was far more radical than the team seems willing to talk about.

79.   In retrospect, that team seemed doomed long before the tournament began.

80.   In the final half of the third period, both teams seemed content to muck it up.