1.   Slaven was thrilled over his progress and the prospect of playing against former teammate Gary Pallister for the first time.

2.   DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin has denied that his former Leeds teammate Tony Currie is on the way to Feethams.

3.   --DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin has denied that his former Leeds teammate Tony Currie is on the way to Feethams.

4.   Alomar has campaigned politely for the Mets to sign Gonzalez, his friend and former teammate, and Gonzalez has said he wants to play for the Mets.

5.   Also, former Dallas running back Calvin Hill, another former teammate of Reeves, visited with him before the game. . . .

6.   Although Schourek pitched for the Reds the past four seasons, he said he took no special pleasure in beating his former teammates.

7.   Among those who attended were former teammates Rico Petrocelli and Dwight Evans and former hitting coach Walt Hriniak.

8.   And even worse, it was his former Stars teammate, Modano, who picked off the pass.

9.   And by the fact that former USC teammates Billy Miller and Mike Bastianelli are now playing for pay.

10.   And he also mentioned a call earlier in the afternoon from a former teammate who wanted to offer congratulations.