31.  Several factors may be pushing Mercer to become the third UK player under Pitino to leave school early.

32.  She is the third Tech player to leave the program since December.

33.  Steve Hawkins, a rookie wide reciever last year, was the third player the Patriots lost.

34.  That spring, DiGregorio was the third player selected in the National Basketball Association draft.

35.  That would force them to send a third player to the Hawks.

36.  The Atlanta police have charged Lewis with the murders, making him the third active player in professional football history to be so accused.

37.  The Edmonton Oilers claimed center Tony Hrkac off waivers from the Dallas Stars, the third player added by the National Hockey League team this week.

38.  The Rangers wanted a third player, and asked for either minor league outfielder Robert Stratton or lefthanded reliever Bobby Jones.

39.  The third player will be named when Class A rosters are unfrozen.

40.  The third player, Paul Rudd, is entertaining offers but could be available for an extension.