1.   A five-run Mets lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning was down to two.

2.   Johnson had a two-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium, but he walked leadoff man Gary Sheffield.

3.   NATO officials have insisted that the military operation remain under NATO command and that any peace enforcement units entering Kosovo be led by NATO forces.

4.   This past week, the Braves dropped two games they led entering the ninth.

5.   Although Ferris led entering the final lap, Ballanger unleashed her power on the backstretch and won convincingly.

6.   It was just the fourth time this season that Utah lost a game it led entering the fourth quarter.

7.   Say Florida Sandy, who led entering the stretch, fought it out stubbornly to be second in the six-horse field.