1.   Raucous crowds yelled and cheered.

2.   Although the Devils were the favored team in this matchup, even casual sports fans know that a raucous home crowd can intimidate the best of visiting teams.

3.   As he made the pointed claims, a hush fell over the raucous crowd.

4.   Bain partners still recall with horror the raucous crowds and union members who rattled Romney outside his now-famous debate with Kennedy at Faneuil Hall.

5.   A little earlier, he emerged from the back room and waved the raucous crowd silent.

6.   A raucous crowd was suddenly hushed.

7.   Bush said to a raucous crowd of supporters at the Fresno Convention Center.

8.   But the Kings were resourceful enough to wake their usually raucous crowd from a midgame slumber.

9.   But the Lakers have seen these kind of nights before here -- shots rushed, offense out of sync, composure tested by a raucous crowd.

10.   But what Ryan and a few others knew about Johnson before Wednesday night, Johnson showed loud and clear to the raucous crowd and his Astros teammates.