1.   Bonds realizes his home run chase is one of the premier sports stories of the year.

2.   It has long been one of the premier sports events in this country, and everyone else who has played in it has expected the attention.

3.   Probably the premier sports talk host in the country.

4.   Pete Rozelle, the former commissioner, helped to build the NFL and make it into a premier sports league.

5.   Television ratings for both series have suffered, enabling NASCAR to rise as the premier motor sports series.

6.   Under current legislation, the premier sports events are banned only from pay-per-view TV.

7.   Ice hockey, downhill skiing and football are the premier sports in Sweden nowadays.