11.  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.

12.  Any positive tests while in this stage mean banishment for at least one year.

13.  Deputy Jim Hellmold, a department spokesman who was stationed at the hospital Sunday, said it appeared that Block would be staying in the hospital through this morning.

14.  Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will be in the region this week, followed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

15.  Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers this week moved to quash any such speculation.

16.  Deputy U.S. Trade Rep. Jeffrey Lang will lead a U.S. delegation to Asia this month to "talk about their offers," Barshefsky said.

17.  Denizens of Martha's Vineyard, relax: President Clinton and his family are not taking their vacation there this year.

18.  Dennehy is too fine an actor to impersonate the coach, but his effort to portray Knight is hampered by the audience's familiarity with this character.

19.  Dennis' blistering start on this final day of the 1998 MasterCard Colonial was magnificent.

20.  Dennis Byrd and Al Toon, whose Jets careers each ended five years ago this weekend; Byrd because of partial paralysis, Toon because of too many concussions.