11.   -- ALEKSEI KOVALEV played despite a bad cold and the after-effects of a bump on the back of his head in the Ottawa game.

12.   But what impressed manager Jim Tracy was the way Sheffield played despite getting hit by a pitch on the left knee Wednesday night in the series opener.

13.   Center fielder Darryl Hamilton is playing despite a sore neck that requires ice between innings.

14.   Center fielder Darryl Hamilton is playing despite a sore neck, icing it while he is in the dugout.

15.   Churla has been able to play despite that problem.

16.   Curtis Leschyshyn played despite a bruised sternum.

17.   Dayne, who played despite a torn muscle in his shoulder, approached the record for most rushing yards in a bowl game.

18.   Derek Fisher played despite suffering from cold symptoms.

19.   During the first half of a game in New Orleans early last season, he kept playing despite having been flattened several times.

20.   El-Amin played well despite being the target of verbal abuse, some of which was quite personal.