1.   The tiny athlete believes her rare lapse in Tokyo was just a temporary blip in a career of major championship success.

2.   But that proved to be a rare lapse for the Bills on this night.

3.   It was a rare lapse by Richter, who made an eye-popping skate stop on Falloon in the first period.

4.   It was a rare lapse for Rhodes, who had allowed just seven goals in his last five starts.

5.   It showed in his oversleeping the day before, a rare lapse for someone who took pride in never having to set an alarm.

6.   Montana was so harried, he lacked time to find receivers when open and suffered a rare lapse of judgment.

7.   Nader allows himself a few rare lapses of self-effacing humor.

8.   Pires capitalized on a rare defensive lapse by Lazio captain Alessandro Nesta and calmly put a right-footed shot over goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi.