1.   He fired a rocket into the middle of the clearing, and the blast broke the string.

2.   The baby got a hold of her beads and broke the string.

3.   And would you believe that the third time, Joel Smirnoff broke a string?

4.   And, to break a string, the Steelers were attempting to sweep the Browns in a series that had finished split in each of the last five years.

5.   At least he made the cut, which will break a string of four consecutive tournaments without paychecks on the PGA Tour.

6.   But he breaks the string of high-profile free agents who turned down the Bengals, often using them for leverage to get better deals.

7.   Carolina has never beaten Washington in five tries but this one breaks that string.

8.   Doug Mientkiewicz broke the string with a two-out single in the third.

9.   From then until now, the only other pitcher to break their string was Martinez, who won while with Montreal.

10.   Glaus broke the string with a flyout to the warning track in right field.