1.   Although he likely would have been the first pick in the National Football League draft, Manning passed up millions of dollars to remain at Tennessee.

2.   Among his top picks in the industry are BCE Inc., which through its Bell Canada unit provides telecommunications services throughout Canada.

3.   An improving economy is also behind his picks in Russia, which include Mosenergo, the Moscow electricity utility and Moscow Telephone.

4.   And in that regard, the Cowboys might have overachieved dramatically yesterday in their picks in the first two rounds.

5.   And, he said, that influenced their decision to trade Hugh Douglas to the Philadelphia Eagles for draft picks in the second and fifth rounds.

6.   Anderson, a right-hander from Rice University, was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the first overall pick in the June draft.

7.   Are the Carolina Panthers and Colts going to make a trade for the first pick in the draft?

8.   As a result, the Cardinals will receive two extra picks in the fifth round, one in the sixth and one in the seventh.

9.   As the first pick in the Browns expansion draft on Tuesday at the Canton Civic Center, he was suddenly a celebrity.

10.   As the first pick in the expansion draft, Anderson has undoubtedly been a mild bust.