1.  As a Group II restricted free agent, he can accept an offer from any of the other 26 teams.

2.  Dennis Rodman's ball hits the rim and it's like an outlet pass for the other team's fast break."

3.  Deringer is a minority partner in the two teams.

4.  Despite no playoff appearances and being near the bottom in the weak Western Conference, where nine of the 13 teams have losing records, the Ducks remain undeterred.

5.  Despite that assurance, Bergen County lawmakers Thursday denounced any attempt to move home court and home ice for the two teams eight miles to the south.

6.  Despite the tremendous response that day, a real game between the two teams still seemed impossible, even after baseball instituted interleague play in 1997.

7.  Despite the two team's many differences, they largely agree on their findings about the human genome.

8.  Despite the Vaughn signing, the two teams remain similar in talent.

9.  Don't be surprised if the two teams meet again in a championship game.

10.  Don Fehr, head of the players' union, said 21 of the 28 teams have authorized setting a strike date.