51.  And by the dreary end, no more fleeting hold on first place in the American League wild-card race.

52.  And even fewer redeem their enterprises for less than they sold them for in the first place.

53.  And first place could look better.

54.  And an ex-Mets manager, Joe Torre, has the Yankees perched in first place in the American League East.

55.  And anyhow, the first place to look for evidence, Starrs said, is not under the ground but above it.

56.  And Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze are in first place going into the free skate competition tonight.

57.  And it allowed them to regain possession of first place by a half game over Seattle in the Pacific Division.

58.  And New England will be facing a team with little incentive to win, since the United have clinched at least a tie for first place.

59.  And if they are attracted to mountains, an obvious first place to look is Vermont.

60.  And of course, Friday he took first place in the National All-Star Jockey Championship at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.