51.  Anaheim moved into ninth place in the Western Conference, a point ahead of idle Edmonton, in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot.

52.  American Kristina Koznick, second after the first run, had trouble handling the holes that developed along the course in the second run and slid to ninth place.

53.  Anand criticized the format of the tournament where, because of his loss to Azmaiparashvili in the second round, he could finish no higher than ninth place.

54.  Asao Shimbo of Japan held on to ninth place.

55.  Atletico de Madrid is currently languishing in ninth place in Spanish first-division play.

56.  Barry Bonds homered twice and tied Mickey Mantle for ninth place on the career list.

57.  Bondra and Svehla, meanwhile, will play in Thursday against Germany for ninth place before heading home.

58.  Bremen, which slipped into ninth place, got a goal from Marco Bode.

59.  But Lazio has lost two straight league games and dropped to ninth place, prompting calls for the firing of Swedish coach Sven Goran Eriksson.

60.  Calgary moved ahead of the idle Anaheim Mighty Ducks into ninth place in the Western Conference and within four points of the eighth-place Oilers.