1.   There are three rookies in the starting lineup.

2.   Almost added to that laughable list of Mavericks trade acquisitions was Grizzlies rookie Bryant Reeves.

3.   Also in medal contention were rookies Sydne Vogel and Tara Lipinski, who were occupying fourth and fifth.

4.   And the Ryder rookies are largely responsible for that plush cushion.

5.   Being groomed to replace aging-but-fearless receiver John Taylor is rookie first-rounder J.J. Stokes, whose size should help him be equally courageous.

6.   Billington, who has been very supportive of Lacher, said he thinks the rookie will be fine.

7.   A team has to find out quickly whether a rookie is good enough to warrant a long-term extension after his rookie contract expires.

8.   Across the way, Houston Astros manager Terry Collins is nervous, like a rookie should be.

9.   But he chafes at the suggestion that the Colts rookie is better prepared to handle the cerebral end of the game.

10.   But Heinsohn said Calbert Cheaney and Eric Williams are good additions, as is rookie Adrian Griffin.