1.   A day after being traded by the talent-rich Los Angeles Lakers to the rebuilding project known as the Denver Nuggets, Van Exel was silent Thursday.

2.   After all, a new coach was coming in and though nobody would say so, it looked like a long rebuilding project.

3.   But even in difficult times, New York needs to sustain a strong commitment to the rebuilding project.

4.   But he does acknowledge that he will go about business in the front office the same way he did the last time the Cowboys faced a rebuilding project.

5.   But the Revolution were a rebuilding project, while United is a maintenance project.

6.   Coach Pete Gillen brought him to Providence as part of a rebuilding project after Rick Barnes left for Clemson and a trio of PC starters left for the NBA.

7.   Dayton City Manager Valerie Lemmie said the delegation will try to encourage contacts between Dayton-area businesses and some of the rebuilding projects.

8.   His other two rebuilding projects, the Giants and the Patriots, each went from mediocrity or worse to the Super Bowl within four seasons.

9.   If Jones is able to close the deal on another rebuilding project, he should be widely regarded as one of the best NFL owners ever.

10.   Rather, they would like to have money earmarked for disaster cleanup reallocated to rebuilding projects, specifically ones involving transportation.