31.  As a champion, he's now going out as few of the National Football League's best quarterbacks have.

32.  Denzel Washington delivers his best performance in years as boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.

33.  Denzel Washington was voted best actor for his portrayal of a corrupt narcotics detective in "Training Day."

34.  Denzel Washington's win for best actor in "Training Day" will likely boost that film's performance in the home video market.

35.  Departments would compete to put on the best Ho-Ho.

36.  Desperate to find a substitute demon for Newt in campaign attack ads, their best hope remains Starr, and he's more than glad to play the part.

37.  Cummings, old, bald and battered, suddenly finds himself in the position of being the best qualified Knick for the job.

38.  CUNIBERTI-COLUMN (Lee's Summit, Mo.) _ Losing the best of oneself: when children leave the nest.

39.  Cuomo conceded that he might not be the best person to make the case, having himself lost to a previously unheralded state senator, George Pataki.

40.  Cuomo has not been playing his best cards in this campaign.