31.  The remaining players, said Bird, need to be willing to make major investments in technology.

32.  The remaining players are Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Jason Giambi, Vladimir Guerrero and Jeff Bagwell.

33.  The remaining players are scheduled to report Monday to begin full-squad workouts on Tuesday.

34.  The top remaining unsigned player, Ryan Mendez of Burleson, made an oral commitment to Stanford this week.

35.  Their one remaining star player was power forward Vern Mikkelsen.

36.  Top players are remaining players for longer than they used to.

37.  Two of the four remaining players will be in the Masters next April, with spots going to the winner and runner-up.

38.  When the remaining players became bigger, the frequency of start-up businesses dropped.

39.  Will there be a flurry of consolidation among the remaining players?

40.  Outfielder Andruw Jones, the last remaining Atlanta player in arbitration, is scheduled to have his case heard Monday.