He shot 11 for 27 from the field against Minnesota for 25 points, yet that poor shooting effort did not cost his team a victory.

Johnson's long evening included one major gaffe that nearly cost a victory.

But then their failure had cost the German Army a sure victory.

It also cost Leiter a victory, and he is still without one in 10 postseason starts.

For the second time, they cost Roger Clemens a victory.

Each missed one easy shot, which cost the Jets a victory and a sure place in the playoffs.

The gaffe led to the tying goal and helped cost the Avalanche a victory that would have given the team a 3-1 lead.

A bad one can cost the driver a lead and, in some cases, a victory.

That tactic had cost them a victory in the Peter Pan here last month.

And Jones had one bad inning that cost him a victory this afternoon.