1.  Although his strumming hand was mangled in a factory accident years before, he played a decent rhythm guitar.

2.  Although players and league are involved in a bitter lockout, the NBA, Hill and Fox all play active roles in the Special Olympics.

3.  Although Robinson played most of his career at second base, he played his rookie season at first, unfamiliar territory.

4.  As Apple co-founder Jobs, Wyle plays a megalomaniac who takes everything personally.

5.  As CD-ROMs make computing more visually stimulating, your monitor plays a more important role.

6.  As Election Day approached and polls had the race going either way, Dole played his trump card.

7.  As Bledsoe stood on the sidelines watching for the first time since his freshman year at Washington State, he played the good soldier throughout.

8.  As Caesars Palace Sports president Rich Rose put it, "Don plays that game better than anyone in boxing.

9.  As diehard baseball aficionados know, they played baseball.

10.  Especially since their mother wouldn't let them play cards.