It looked as if the Yankees might win when they staked Hawkins to a 3-0 lead in the second.

I got staked to a three-run lead and couldn't hold it.

And Flaherty, staked to an early 4-0 lead, stopped 24 shots in his season debut.

But it was their defense that staked the Huskies to a 34-17 lead at halftime.

Cooper staked the Pirates to an early 11-6 lead, scoring 6 points in a 90-second span.

The left-hander, staked to a 5-1 lead, allowed four runs in the fifth.

Martin then dropped in a jump hook with 8:10 to play, staking the Nets to a 92-85 lead.

From there, he staked himself to a lead of two sets to one.

But when your team can't hit and you stake the other team to a big lead, you're in rather serious trouble.

The first interception staked Columbia to a 7-0 lead.