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

2.  Defensively, the Packers stopped concentrating on stopping the run and started to blitz, especially with safety LeRoy Butler coming off the corner.

3.  Dennehy is one of many actors of national stature who consider Chicago, and especially the Goodman and Steppenwolf companies, to be ideal places to work.

4.  Dennison found especially annoying the suggestion that the company or Clark should alert investors to those times when he was under restraint.

5.  Denson, who averages 106 yards rushing and leads the Irish with 15 touchdowns, is the key to Notre Dame's offense, especially considering Jackson's status.

6.  Denver needs a stronger defensive effort, especially against the run; it needs more big plays and more hitters like safety Steve Atwater.

7.  Defining "well" is a subjective proposition, especially for the Stars, who are trying to extend their run of consecutive division titles to six.

8.  Cuban law had forbidden Alberto to leave the island, so I wondered how he was faring, especially with these tumultuous times on the island.

9.  Cubas was especially annoyed that details of his negotiations with the Yankees had wound up in newspapers the next day.

10.  Derek Fisher had an especially difficult game, hitting only 1 of 9 shots.