1.   It was another excruciating loss for Lancaster but typical of this baffling season.

2.   It would have marked another in a series of excruciating losses to the high-profile Volunteers.

3.   Moments after Jake Plummer had worked another miracle, Arizona native Joe Germaine handed his home state an excruciating loss.

4.   Most of the Jets players have the mental outlook to be able to put behind them the excruciating loss to Miami at Giants Stadium.

5.   The team also has learned to rebound from excruciating losses like the overtime flub in Chicago, which was followed by the Terrell Owens-Steve Mariucci melodrama.

6.   Norman, who now calls Hobe Sound, Fla., home, also will be remembered for his excruciating losses, particularly in major championships.