81.   Eberharter increased his lead in the overall World Cup standings.

82.   Els can increase his lead this week as he defends his title at the South African Open in Johannesburg.

83.   Erik Dekker of the Netherlands finished fifth to increase his lead in the overall World Cup series with two races to go.

84.   Elliott and Robinson each hit a pair of free throws to increase the lead to six, and all the Knicks got were missed jumpers and poor ball handling.

85.   Florida increased its lead over the Dodgers in the wild-card race to five games.

86.   First-place Miami increased its lead in the Atlantic Division to a full game over idle New York.

87.   Fox had eight points in the first six minutes of the third quarter, and the Lakers increased their lead to eight late in the period.

88.   Fox had eight points in the first six minutes of the third quarter, as the Lakers increased their lead to eight points late in the period.

89.   Gremio appeared firmly in control of the second half of the game, narrowly missing several shots that could have increased its lead.

90.   Halfway down the second run, she increased that lead to nearly a second, before erring with the inner ski and sliding off the course.