1.   For the Islanders, who competed well with their new goalie Felix Potvin, it was their fourth consecutive defeat and their eighth straight game without a victory.

2.   Interim head coach Jim Todd piloted his fourth defeat since inheriting the job from pal Chris Ford.

3.   It was an ugly night for David Cone as he labored in conditions that included snow flurries and the Yankees plummeted to their fourth straight defeat.

4.   It was their fourth defeat in the last five games.

5.   Now, after another war has brought Serbia its fourth defeat in a decade, Paskaljevic is more upbeat.

6.   That was their fourth defeat in seven games, and just as their obit was being polished, they upset fifth-seeded Miami.

7.   The Elis suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.

8.   The Giants, facing their fourth successive defeat, got the message.

9.   The Mets were staring at their fourth straight defeat.

10.   The Yankees can blame their bullpen for their fourth straight defeat.