By last week, they said, their leads had dwindled to zero.

Within minutes, a 65-55 lead had dwindled to 69-68.

He remembered the expression on the players' faces and their wonder as the lead dwindled.

The Italian lead dwindled, and consistently slow starts were one cause.

The trade was the latest in a series of moves the Yankees have made as their lead has dwindled.

Their 15-game lead on Aug. 1 dwindled to a game and a half last weekend.

By late in the third quarter, New York's lead had dwindled to 4 points.

A lead that had reached 19 points in the first period dwindled to 4 points at the start of the final quarter.

Pollsters say his lead has been dwindling the last several weeks.

But they let the lead dwindle to a point twice, the second time with 37.9 seconds remaining.