31.  Any plan that's saved up even a sliver of national championship implications for the FSU-Florida game can't be all bad.

32.  Any plan to assure long-term financing of the federal retirement program will be a "tough vote" for politicians, he warned.

33.  Any plans for a trim before then?

34.  Any player dumb enough to fall for that would figure to be unable to handle the academic load.

35.  Defensively, the comparison is even worse for the Raiders.

36.  Defensively, the Cowboys finally had to pay the piper for the losses of Charles Haley and Leon Lett.

37.  Defensively, the Coyotes have been doing the job for the past month, not including a recent 7-2 drubbing in Dallas.

38.  Defensively, the Nets struggled to contain Philadelphia's Dana Barros, who made another bid for the All-Star team with 31 points Friday night.

39.  Defensively, the Sonics slowed the Nuggets' transition game long enough for Payton to eventually put the Sonics ahead 96-89 with a short running jumper.

40.  Defensman Teppo Numminen and Keith Tkachuk scored for the Coyotes.