41.  When discount fares were factored in, Denver fell to ninth place.

42.  With perennial Italian Serie A power Juventus stuck in ninth place, coach Marcelo Lippi resigned abruptly Monday and was replaced by Carlo Ancelotti.

43.  With two laps to go, we were in about ninth place, when suddenly Pat quit.

44.  Yet, Vancouver, in ninth place is only three points away.

45.  Paul Tracy, who won at Nazareth Speedway two weeks ago, had gearbox problems in the morning and managed ninth place in his Penske-Mercedes-Benz.

46.  A growing winless streak had the defending Italian League champions tied for ninth place.

47.  A mistake was found in the ninth place to the right of the decimal point in one calculation.

48.  After a disappointing ninth place in the first run, Maier tore down the second run in his most aggressive style, moving up to third.

49.  After a promising midseason run lifted Sampdoria into the upper reaches of the standings, the club has fallen to ninth place with four straight losses, all shutouts.

50.  After his worst qualifying performance of the season that put him only in the ninth place on the starting grid, Schumacher did well to finish in the points.