1.   And unlike the other three teams still alive in the East, the Salukis will go home or to Atlanta the same way.

2.   Every team still alive yearns for the title.

3.   Of the teams still alive in the playoffs, only Los Angeles and New Jersey have a colder power play than the Stars.

4.   Of the five teams still alive in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers are the only one whom the Devils cannot meet.

5.   On the other hand, of the four American Conference teams still alive in the post-season, the Jets are last in playoff-hardened players.

6.   He would not identify any candidates and said none are involved with teams still alive in the playoffs.

7.   However, it faces on Saturday fourth-placed Mallorca, one of several upstarts this season and the only Spanish team still alive in European competition.

8.   In fact, all three Division One teams still alive in the competition are good bets to advance to the quarterfinals.

9.   NFL rules prevent coaches on teams still alive in the playoffs to interview for other jobs until their seasons end.

10.   Several teams barely alive in the playoff races could see their flickering hopes dim even more if they lose Sunday.