1.  Defensive line coach Odell Haggins hopes the strength comes in numbers this season.

2.  Defensively, the Patriots hope to use different blitz packages against Marino.

3.  Denish said she hoped the lead might change again after the 189 votes were counted.

4.  Dennis Conner hopes that "7" is his lucky number.

5.  Dennis Franchione hopes his friends and the people back in Fort Worth understand, too.

6.  Dennis Kalkowski, the head pro at the much-maligned and very challenging Bodega Harbour Golf Links, says he hopes not.

7.  Dennis Messing said he hoped he would have a chance to see Josh privately to help console him.

8.  Dennis Snyder of Escondido, Calif., said he hopes the maverick billionare doesn't create a third party or make another run at the White House.

9.  Denver hopes that is true, but Brown scoffs at the notion.

10.  Denver obviously needs him next year if it hopes to become the first team in history to win a third straight Super Bowl.