1.  Any playoff aspirations could largely depend on how well they do on their home court, thus making a good showing in this home stand critical.

2.  Any reminders of how important that first road trip of the second half was three years ago was coming from the players who experienced it, however.

3.  Denkinger explained how the replacement umpires were harassed and routinely referred to as scabs for at least seven years.

4.  Denny Schuler is perfectly happy being Cal's offensive coordinator, but he can't help but think how things might have been different.

5.  Dentists will know how to turn on long-dormant genes and prompt patients to fix their own cavities or grow their own replacement teeth.

6.  Denton knows how to argue with people without offending them.

7.  Definitions range from clumsy to awkward to insincere, and anyone who's ever received a left-handed compliment knows how dubious that can be.

8.  DEFJAM-FILM-REVIEW (Undated) _ Review of "Def Jam's How To Be A Player."

9.  Deford told the authors of the report that his intent was to show how Knight had benefited from Asia.

10.  Cuban defectors are handsomely rewarded, and no one knows whom they've pitched against or how old they even are.