1.  Any team we played, I didn't think anybody could handle Bigos as a man.

2.  Any thought the Knicks had of a comeback disappeared late in the fourth quarter.

3.  Denise Hussey Conde, the wife of an uncle to the slain girl, thought he was going to shoot her children.

4.  Dent thought Yankees coach Don Zimmer should participate in the ceremonies.

5.  Denver thought it could roll on that same path last season, even without quarterback John Elway, who retired.

6.  Cuban scholars, he said, did not think Machado should be barred from speaking at the meeting, but questioned its sponsorship of his trip.

7.  Derek Jeter thought his invitation here was a gag, whereas Kevin Elster's demotion felt all too real.

8.  Deserted, some thought, to resurface quickly as the New England Patriots' head coach.

9.  Departed linebackers Randall Godfrey, Dixon Edwards, Darrin Smith and Norton all thought the same thing.

10.  Department stores and specialty retailers that carry a large inventory of women's apparel were thought to have especially poor sales.