1.   The outstanding first round game between Orangefield OB and Cliftonville Olympic, takes place at Solitude on Thursday night.

2.   Based on Friday night, the close preliminary round game between the two countries was no fluke.

3.   After the preliminary round games, three referees and nine linesmen from the IIHF group will be chosen to work with the NHL officials in the medal round.

4.   But North Carolina-Charlotte ousts Frogs in first round game at Greensboro, N.C. ...

5.   Evan drew his fourth round game, then soundly beat his fifth round opponent, working to promote a pawn to a queen and then quickly checkmating.

6.   First round games send Miami at Seattle and Indianapolis at Tennessee in perhaps the toughest first round game ever.

7.   FSN has landed the rights to early round games. . . .

8.   In a second round AFC game, Cleveland beats Pittsburgh, all of whose players are so despondent they commit mass suicide by drinking spiked Iron City Beer.

9.   Minnesota won its first round game last year after losing its first postseason outing its previous five tries....

10.   No, it seems, that would have taken a few early-round games against Angola or the Washington Generals.