91.  As the league gained fame and an international following, the top players and coaches became celebrities.

92.  Friedel's salary will be comparable with most top English players.

93.  Green was to provide protection for Sheffield in the lineup, but he also was to benefit from having a top offensive player batting in front of him.

94.  Gators junior Jevon Kearse, expected to be a top NFL draft pick if he leaves Gainesville a year early, could be the nation's top defensive player.

95.  Georgia also signed the top two high school players in the state: guard Wayne Arnold of Berkmar High School and Alexander Johnson of Doughtery High in Albany.

96.  Hammarlund, 63, was a top Swedish player in his youth and the country's national team captain from 1958 to 1967.

97.  Georgia-Pacific has steadily taken market share from the top players since it got into the branded tissue business in the late 1980s.

98.  Getting top players from other colleges is as critical as getting them from high schools.

99.  Harrington is considered by some as the top prep player in the nation.

100.  GRAPHICS, "Top players," "Defense budget," and "Electronics segment of defense budget."