1.   Freedom of contract has made it less likely for a player to stay with a club long enough.

2.   Although they had the day off Tuesday, Mavericks players stayed busy with national media commitments.

3.   Another player was already staying in the guest room.

4.   At their table, in fact at every table, was an explanatory chart on how players should best stay hydrated.

5.   Both players stayed when Mahoney went.

6.   A player stays healthy, competent and on one team long enough to surpass a player who contracted a fatal disease.

7.   A Suncoast High School football player stayed on the sideline for more than three quarters Friday night with life-threatening internal injuries that no one realized he had.

8.   After a loss to Nashville, Tampa coach Jacques Demers made his players stay in their uniforms and skates while watching lowlights of the game on videotape. . . .

9.   After beating Florida, the Miami players stayed in New Orleans and watched Oklahoma win.

10.   After the game, Taylor met with reporters while his Jackson players stayed in the closed locker room.