71.  Portland fell to fifth place -- a game behind the Lakers -- in the Western Conference standings.

72.  Racine and Johnson finished in fifth place.

73.  Sen. Richard Lugar, running in fifth place for the Republican presidential nomination, plots his strategy for the next round of primaries.

74.  Silver Charm came away in fifth place, but was behind the two quickest horses and inside of Mud Route.

75.  She crawled across the finish line in fifth place.

76.  Southwest Airlines was the best carrier in the nation, rising from fifth place last year, according to the report for the major domestic airlines.

77.  That game next year could be for fifth place.

78.  The addition of Las Vegas will bump Cox Communications up to fifth place from sixth among the largest cable TV operators.

79.  The Bulldogs finished even and in fifth place, even for the tournament.

80.  The battle between Park and Pedro Astacio for the fifth place in the rotation has been won by Astacio, as it was coming out of spring training.