81.   He said the turnover of the roster has helped him accept the growing pains of consecutive seasons out of the playoffs.

82.   He was also named to the all-conference team for the fourth consecutive season.

83.   He tore a knee ligament in the first game last season, marking the second consecutive season Malakhov had to undergo reconstructive knee surgery.

84.   He was fired in August after leading the Red Sox to three consecutive winning seasons.

85.   Hernandez was scheduled to start Friday night and was looking forward to stabilizing what appeared to be his second consecutive rocky season.

86.   Hitchcock will coach at the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season and is an early leader for the Jack Adams Award as Coach of the Year.

87.   Hokies in position to challenge for the national title for a second consecutive season.

88.   However, he has not had double-digit goals in four consecutive seasons.

89.   If Detroit wins, this would mark the fourth consecutive season that the NHL championship series has ended in a sweep.

90.   If the playoffs began today, the Celtics would be out of them for the fifth consecutive season.