91.   Pierce said her serve was hampered by an abdominal muscle strain.

92.   Pierce, bothered by back injuries last year, said she strained abdominal muscles while serving in the first game.

93.   Payton, who has missed the past two games with a strained abdominal muscle, practiced with his team Tuesday.

94.   Amanda Coetzer advanced to the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, moving on after Andrea Glass withdrew from their quarterfinal with a strained abdominal muscle.

95.   Barkley strained a lower abdominal muscle in mid-October, but it did not hamper his play until the last exhibition game.

96.   Barkley was back on the bench with a sore abdominal muscle.

97.   Burke has pulled abdominal muscles, Thompson has a knee injury.

98.   But bothered by a pulled abdominal muscle, he had a disappointing training camp and was released.

99.   But cutting abdominal muscle can cause hernias and abdominal weakness.

100.   But for women who have a poor muscular tone, the two strong abdominal muscles which stretch vertically down the abdomen are weakened.