91.  Della Barrett of Santa Monica, Calif., had taken a cooking class from Alex back home.

92.  Despite a bad back, he had four goals and three assists in five contests against the Sharks in last year's Western Conference quarterfinals.

93.  Despite a bad start, there is no thought of turning back.

94.  Despite a highly unpleasant 20 games as Davis' head coach, he has bounced back well.

95.  Despite a miscue by Eric Williams on an inbounds pass, the Celtics got the ball back for the final seconds.

96.  Despite a nagging back injury, BC's Brian Ross, gamely fought in the low post to score 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting.

97.  Despite a rotator cuff injury, Chris Heatherington is expected to start at quarterback and his best receiver, Dan Iwan, may be back.

98.  Despite a stint in a clinic to break an addiction to painkillers, Favre seems to be back in stride.

99.  Cupid (ABC): A man (Jeremy Piven) claims he's Cupid and that he must bring together 100 couples to get back to Mount Olympus.

100.  Cupping his right hand around the hawk's wings and legs, he brought the bird, a young male, back to the blind.