"We wanted to do it against premier players the first play of the game," the offensive coordinator, Paul Hackett, said today.

They have a premier player at every position and their playing great basketball.

Obviously Jason is a premier player and we'd love to have him stay in Oakland.

"He's a premier player who can lead the Dodgers into the 1990's."

Moreover, franchises seem to have no problem paying premier players what they want.

Stackhouse was a premier player from the time he was a sophomore in high school.

In the past, Stern suspended premier players in controversial decisions.

Riley would not blame either of his two premier players and instead wondered if a third offensive option is ever going to materialize.

You have a premier player in left field and an ace at the front of your pitching staff.