1.   And Fitch, with the club behind in the fourth quarter, benched four starters.

2.   At North Carolina, Brown benched starter Jason Stanicek for the Sun Bowl in favor of Mike Thomas.

3.   He has benched erstwhile starters and challenged them to earn back their starting jobs.

4.   USD coach Brad Holland benched two starters on Saturday to shake things up, and it worked.

5.   Why else would Reeves be willing to throw the team into a semifunk by benching the starter.

6.   Coach George Karl benched starters Glenn Robinson, Sam Cassell and Caffey for their tardiness.

7.   He benched starter Rex Grossman after a few empty drives during the first quarter.

8.   The Sixers were being blown out at Detroit when Brown benched all his starters, Iverson included, for the final seven minutes.

9.   With the Philadelphia Eagles tottering at midseason, Ray Rhodes made his toughest decision, benching longtime starter Randall Cunningham in favor of Rodney Peete.