61.  Actually dealing FOR new players is a practice the Lakers have left for teams like Portland.

62.  After Strawberry completed his batting-practice show, Dusty Baker held a pregame press conference about his new player.

63.  After the conversation, Van Gundy said he respected his new player more than any he ever had.

64.  After replacing Larry Robinson, Murray brought in a new coaching staff and had seven new players.

65.  After weeks of incorporating new players and tinkering with the starting lineup and rotation, coach Kurt Rambis has settled on a more consistent substitution pattern.

66.  Along with their new players, of course, the Orioles and the Cardinals have not gained guarantees of finishing first in their respective divisions.

67.  All I know about these new players is what I read, and I gather that many of them will be truck drivers.

68.  All the optimism that laced the preseason because of the new players is toned down, obviously.

69.  Also, despite consolidation, new players are still flooding into the industry.

70.  Brown stopped short of saying he is a new player, even a rehabilitated player.