1.   After that, the plan was to rest the starters, including Lisa Leslie, in preparation for the title game.

2.   But before the Lakers invited the Nets to take their best shot, they seemed destined to rest their starters for the fourth quarter.

3.   But by the sixth inning, Valentine was emptying the bench and resting his starters.

4.   But then, minutes into the second quarter, the starters were rested, and a host of reserves kept up the sleepwalking.

5.   Kansas City had already secured the regular-season title and rested four starters in preparation for the postseason.

6.   Just a chance to pad the record, rest the starters and make sure the rust had not yet covered over the knees of Mitch Richmond.

7.   One team will be resting its starters and watching the scoreboard to sort out the various playoff-opponent possibilities.

8.   Or perhaps it is the spring-training mode the Yankees are in as Manager Joe Torre rests his starters in turns.

9.   Resting the starters in the fourth quarter would have been fine.

10.   Steelers Coach Bill Cowher turned the offense over to Stewart, the backup quarterback and all-purpose threat, and began resting starters.