1.  Dennis Kozlowski, the chairman of Tyco International Ltd., can't get a break.

2.  Denver didn't get here on the strength of Shanahan's charm.

3.  Derek Jeter did not get off so lucky.

4.  Despite a handsome recovery from that first-set disaster, Venus couldn't get past her mistakes.

5.  Derek Bekar doesn't get to linger by the television set in the players' lounge.

6.  Derek Lilliquist never got untracked as the situational lefthander, a role Tony Fossas performed so well.

7.  Despite Beck's neat closing effort, the Mariners couldn't get Martinez out of their minds.

8.  Despite being a Premier Exec on United, I have never gotten such a call from them."

9.  Despite five years on the job taking care of sick and dying people, he doesn't get any health insurance benefits.

10.  Currently, convicted felons cannot get a card to own a weapon for five years after their release from prison.