1.   Manchester United were gunning for their third straight win.

2.   England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.

3.   But now they are fifth from bottom, one place above the relegation zone, after a seven match unbeaten run and three straight wins.

4.   And after five straight wins, after trouncing Stanford and USC, beating Arizona on its home floor and outlasting the Blue Devils, consider them a load.

5.   And now the Lakers, confident and gaining momentum through six straight wins, can close out the Rockets on Thursday.

6.   As the ball landed harmlessly behind Strange, Benard scored to give the Giants their third straight win.

7.   A fifth straight win would put them in the catbird seat for the Las Vegas Bowl bid extended to the WAC champion.

8.   After beginning with three straight wins in New York, the Mariners lost five of the next seven games.

9.   After his third straight win at the Brickyard, Jeff Gordon has positioned himself to win another Winston Cup title.

10.   After three straight wins and a nearly miraculous turnaround from an error-plagued start of the season, Rick Mirer lived to be booed at home again.