1.   Along the way, he became a crowd favorite and a league nemesis renowned for his crunching checks, a rare complement to such a deft scoring touch.

2.   Although the Oilers trained at Trinity, the Cowboys were the crowd favorites.

3.   And between Reynolds and Alou, who are both back, the crowd favorite was the timeless Tony Eusebio.

4.   And Hamilton, whom the league ordered the Celtics to either activate or cut, proved to be a crowd favorite.

5.   And my best guess is he will be a tremendous crowd favorite here.

6.   Another crowd favorite, Frenchman Richard Virenque, also inched up the standings to fifth overall after his third-place finish.

7.   As an American, Benoit was the crowd favorite, but there was considerable doubt as to whether she could win.

8.   At least he knew he would be the crowd favorite.

9.   Azinger reluctantly acknowledged that he had been viewed as a sentimental favorite and had been something of a crowd favorite this week.

10.   Blalock remained a popular crowd favorite at Pleasant Valley and returned a year later to announce that the one-year suspension had expired.