The scorecard: Desi Arnaz 1, Frank Ricci 0

We told you how Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Sens. Jeff Sessions and Lindsey Graham understand both gain and pain. But they're hardly the only winners and losers in Sotomayor's hearing. Here's the scorecard kept by The AP's reporters:

WINNERS

Desi Arnaz. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn may have some 'splainin' to do, but he's rekindled memories of the late Cuban bandleader who co-starred in the 1950s TV show "I Love Lucy." Responding to Sotomayor's scenario about what he might do if she -- hypothetically, of course -- attacked Coburn, the senator said, "You'll have a lot of 'splainin' to do." Sotomayor joined the crowd in laughter. What he said -- and how he said it -- was a riff on Arnaz' character, Ricky Ricardo, whose accent is now widely considered a broad parody. -Ron Fournier

Television cameras in the Supreme Court. Sotomayor signaled a willingness to allow cameras in the marble courtroom, and suggested she could be a strong advocate behind closed doors for broadcasting proceedings. She would replace a firm opponent of cameras, Justice David Souter, who said famously that they would have to "roll over my dead body." -Mark Sherman

LatinoJustice PRLDEF, or as it has been called at the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. How many people even knew this organization existed before now? Every attack drives more people to find out who they are and what they do. And of course, when Democrats defend the group and laud its activity, that's good for business. -Jesse J. Holland

LOSERS

Baseball in Washington. The hearings featured lots of talk about the Yankees and Mets. The Nationals? Not so much. When Sotomayor tried to throw a shout-out to the hometown team, she incorrectly referred to the "Senators." -Nancy Benac

Anti-abortion activists who disrupted the hearings. Coburn, an obstetrician and one of the Senate's staunchest opponents of abortion, apologized to Sotomayor for the activists' disruptive behavior. "The way you change minds" is not to disrupt hearings at which you are a guest, Coburn said. "You create a level of understanding, not condemnation." -Laurie Kellman

New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci. As soon as Republicans listed the white firefighter as a witness against Sotomayor, liberal groups did some digging and are now pointing out that he got his job by filing a discrimination case related to his dyslexia. -Holland

The English language. Sotomayor and senators often tortured it, but for different reasons. The judge was trying to avoid weighing in on any legal matter that could come before the court, or getting pinned down on past statements that have been attacked by her critics. Senators were talking to their core supporters and trying to draw out Sotomayor on key hot-button issues such as abortion and gun rights. -Julie Hirschfeld Davis