101.   He has been hampered by two herniated disks in his back, but he said a groin injury forced him to call the injury timeouts against Tabara.

102.   He tailed off last year when bothered by a groin injury and really wore down toward the end of the season.

103.   He tends to be a quick healer, but groin injuries can sometimes be stubborn.

104.   He was named first-team all-American despite playing through excruciating shoulder and groin injuries that forced him out of two games near the end of the season.

105.   He missed the past three games because of a groin injury and a suspension.

106.   He suffered a groin injury in the Spengler Cup in December and broke his left cheekbone at the World Championships earlier this month.

107.   He played well and injury-free until his senior year, when he missed the last part of the season with a groin injury.

108.   He winced and limped at the end of his final spin, and his camp spread word that Elvis had a groin injury and was leaving the building.

109.   His surgically repaired left knee is well enough for him to play for Canada in the World Cup, at least until a groin injury sidelined him.

110.   His hip healed much more quickly than the groin injury, so Bettis has been practicing often with the first team for the past three weeks.