41.  Although he threw three touchdown passes, including Jerry Rice's first touchdown pass from a quarterback this season, Grbac was not especially sharp.

42.  Any problem with a bolt, he said, "was not revealed at the time."

43.  Any proceeds from the game will go not to the Castro government, but to fund sports activities, mostly among Cuban youth.

44.  Dennis Conner, the American skipper, sailed well to reach the finals, but his magic was not enough at the end.

45.  Dennis did not respond to telephone messages.

46.  Dennis Erickson is not on the hot seat.

47.  Dennis has a harder time with the news _ not pushing him away but preferring not to talk about it.

48.  Dennis is eligible to play in Nike tournaments any week he is not given a sponsor's exemption at a PGA Tour event.

49.  Dennis Kalkowski, the head pro at the much-maligned and very challenging Bodega Harbour Golf Links, says he hopes not.

50.  Dennis Martinez walked Paul O'Neill intentionally, setting up a possible double play, but Cecil Fielder did not hit the requisite ground ball.