1.   A rebuilding U.S. team will face Germany and Russia in preliminary action.

2.   But if he finds that his only options are a rebuilding Bulls team and retirement, then he just might get strong-headed and quit.

3.   But seven games is a difficult undertaking, especially for a rebuilding team that did not make the playoffs last season.

4.   But, in the bigger picture, this is a rebuilding team that will usually work hard, occasionally entertain and sometimes suffer noble defeats.

5.   Fizer may be the most impressive early because he stands out on a rebuilding team.

6.   For a rebuilding team, the Redskins sure are old.

7.   For a rebuilding team like the Rangers, Malhotra is the better bet.

8.   Gretkzy did not want to remain with a rebuilding team and forced a trade to the St. Louis Blues before signing with the Rangers as a free agent.

9.   Hardly the kind of stuff a rebuilding team would do.

10.   He does not want to play with a rebuilding team in the latter stages of his career.