VARDS

If Vards is playing to the level he has over the past couple of games we have always got a chance of winning games.

It took them a year of legal battles to win back the right to call themselves The Vards.

The Vard Sisters sang Pia Jesu and Raglan Road and Christy Moore sang Ride On.

CATHY Vard, the oldest of the three sisters, launched her solo career two years ago.

Now, more than 60 carriers offer about 500 contracts with about 15,000 subaccount investment options, said David Shapiro, chief executive officer of Info-One, which acquired VARDS in 2000.

Through the first half of the year, VARDS reported sales of $72.5 billion.