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Players become eligible 10 years after their college careers end, and only those picked as a first-team all-American by a recognized outlet are eligible.

Connecticut is the other blueblood relegated to the N.I.T., also picked as a fourth seed after a trying season in which Coach Jim Calhoun missed time with a medical condition.

For O'Malley's backers, it makes a difference who they would pick as a second candidate.

Carson, a fourth-year guard-forward, was picked as an All-Star for the first time.

He went 11-5 with a 3.94 E.R.A. before the break and was picked as an All-Star for the first time in his career.

The National Organization for Women picked as its first new president in a decade a lawyer who wants to focus on legislative action and judicial appointments.

"Given England have a spinner who's been tonked throughout the series, a batsman being picked as first choice seamer, a guy making his ODI debut and another making his series debut" muses Kevin Wilson, "why on earth was Wright picked to replace Trott.

The share of secondary-school pupils picking German as a first foreign language has fallen to just 6%, less than half the level 20 years ago.

Within a week, his staff rebuffed ICE 11 times, releasing immigrants from the county jail rather than holding them for the federal agency to pick up as a first step toward deportation.

A year ago many who backed Mr Sharif would have picked Mr Khan as a second choice, but no longer.

When Dell eventually picked A.M.D. as a second supplier, Intel cut the rebates, and Dell's financial performance suffered, the complaint said.