81.   The crowd cheered wildly and just then, the breeze picked up again.

82.   The crowd invariably cheers.

83.   The crowd was cheering the UCLA players, who already were on the court, but a few shouts of encouragement for Lavin could be heard.

84.   The crowds cheered their young heroes.

85.   The Ebbets crowd cheered, yes, but mostly groaned.

86.   The crowd cheered and, one last time, called his name.

87.   The crowd cheered anyway.

88.   The crowd cheered her, struggling to mask the disappointment.

89.   The crowd cheered lustily.

90.   The crowd cheered when she returned after misspellings by both of the other finalists, Nikki Dowdy of Friendswood, Texas, and Katie Ward of Albany, N.Y.