1.  Defensive lineman Jason Nicastro sat out Wednesday with a minor groin injury.

2.  Deferential to the lawyers until the end, Ito declined on Wednesday to limit closing arguments in the case.

3.  Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington, the city's representative on the empowerment zone board, declined on Wednesday to discuss Cochran's new position.

4.  Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott called on the Japanese government Wednesday to reconsider a proposal to reduce its financial support for U.S. troops stationed in Japan.

5.  Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott directly blamed Milosevic in a statement on Wednesday for provoking the violence.

6.  Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger C. Altman, President Clinton's friend since college, resigned Wednesday.

7.  Denise Gilley, vice president for Pac Bell's consumer markets group, will testify Wednesday about the company's firing of the unethical reps.

8.  Denmark-Mexico is tonight at 9:15, Peru-Denmark is 1 p.m. Sunday and Mexico-Peru is 8:45 p.m. Wednesday.

9.  Dennis Morgan, who appeared in Hollywood films opposite Bette Davis, Betty Grable, and Barbara Stanwyck, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Fresno, Calif.

10.  Dennis Peron, founder of San Francisco's controversial Cannabis Cultivators Club, said Wednesday that he was gratified by the mayors' letters.