1.   And he was the one who defiantly lit up his trademark cigar on the team bench when he knew the game was won.

2.   And the coach said the same thing to a fan behind the team bench with two minutes left in the game.

3.   Doug Gilmour, Felix Potvin and perhaps Mats Sundin aside, it sounded like everything, team bench included, was up for bid.

4.   Glenn insisted on standing near the team bench, even as team doctors were insisting that he head to the locker room for X-rays.

5.   He practically had to be sedated and chained to the team bench Sunday to prevent him from sneaking into the game.

6.   Hill was sitting courtside across from the team benches after his workout.

7.   Indiana University opened its basketball season Tuesday night without any of the furniture from the team bench being uprooted and transported across the basketball court, scattering fans.

8.   Instead, it comes from watching the Nets up close on Friday, a few feet from behind the team bench.

9.   Kenny Anderson sat on the team bench in a black turtleneck, his left forearm bruised, a resigned look on his face saying nothing and everything.

10.   McEnroe and the U.S. team bench erupted.