1.   Ask Prodigy, an English group that has spent the past two months being wined, dined and potentially signed by nearly every music mogul from Madonna on down.

2.   Berlin is a Miami Hurricane after spending the past two seasons as a backup to Gator quarterback Rex Grossman.

3.   After spending the past four seasons in the shadow of Arizona and Stanford, this season was supposed to be different.

4.   He has spent the past two summers hiking and climbing in the Alps and the past two Januaries doing the same in New Zealand.

5.   He spent the past two seasons as a reserve outfielder with the Rangers, and general manager Doug Melvin has given him permission to look for another major-league job.

6.   His father said that Lane had spent the past few weeks in Nashville, although he had visited in Charlotte briefly a week ago.

7.   Instead of learning the ins and outs of international finance, Lee spent the past a few weeks exploring the intricacies of Halloween masks.

8.   Johnson has spent the past two seasons out of football casting a shadow over Shula by residing in his adopted hometown of Miami while working as a Fox broadcaster.

9.   Riordan canceled plans to spend this past holiday weekend at his vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho, and instead added campaign events to his schedule.

10.   Scott spent the past two seasons as an assistant with Sacramento, developing a close relationship with Webber and enjoying the success of the surging franchise.