21.  If Woods wins, he would become only the third player in Tour history to win an event four consecutive times.

22.  Jones is the third Colorado player to have surgery in the last week.

23.  Leonard became the third consecutive player from the United States to win the British Open after John Daly and Tom Lehman.

24.  Mason was the third ASU player this season to hop a flight and join his teammates on the road on the day of a game.

25.  Other names of note include St. Louis Cardinals infielder David Bell, a third generation major league player who is the son of Buddy Bell and grandson of Gus.

26.  Prosecutors said Lee distributed some of the money to Williams and a third player, Matthew Purdy.

27.  Savard is only the third player to lead the OHL in scoring twice, joining former Rangers Billy Taylor and Marcel Dionne.

28.  Rolen, who led the Phillies in homers, RBI and runs scored this season, is the third player in team history to win the award.

29.  Second-year pro Ken Oxendine, like Graziani a former seventh-round draft choice, will become the third player to start there this season.

30.  Seven American League teams and seven National League teams will lose a third player in the third round.