1.  As a chorus of laughter subsided, dozens of managers in her audience again leaned forward intently, brows furrowed.

2.  Derek Hood, a freshman forward, has matured into the type of menace around the basket that gives Arkansas some force inside.

3.  Derek Strong started at power forward in place of Corey Maggette.

4.  Derrick Coleman, the Nets' All-Star forward, is out indefinitely with an irregular heartbeat.

5.  Department officials said the new method is a step forward.

6.  Desler declined to comment on the accusations, but said the company was looking forward to the product's introduction.

7.  DeLay was the leading force behind Republican efforts to push forward against the president.

8.  Derrick Coleman has been brilliant, and Anthony Mason as point forward has worked.

9.  Derrick Coleman, the club's power forward, is being treated for an irregular heartbeat and could miss the first month of the season.

10.  Derrick Coleman, the Nets' all-star forward, missed his fifth consecutive game with a cut on his left hand.