1.   And somehow, ESPN would rumble forward toward world domination.

2.   As the NASCAR Winston Cup season rumbles toward its midpoint, reigning champion Jeff Gordon is taking on an aura of invincibility.

3.   As the team bus rumbled toward home, one hurdle stood in its way.

4.   As George rumbled toward the end zone, he glanced up at the giant replay screen to watch himself.

5.   Before the game, the high-flying Denver Broncos were aspiring to make National Football League history, rumbling toward posterity.

6.   A truck filled with heavily armed gendarmes rumbled toward the station, cheered on by onlookers who reached up to shake their hands.

7.   He covered himself with a threadbare yellow blanket and faded in and out of consciousness as the subway rumbled toward Queens.

8.   In Bethlehem, Israeli tanks rumbled back toward the city center Sunday, provoking heavy exchanges of fire.

9.   Minutes later, as the train rumbled toward its next station, every rider was crouched on his and her knees, waiting for the birthday boy to arrive.

10.   Palestinian officials said in the late evening that Israeli tanks had begun rumbling toward the gate they entered earlier Tuesday.