21.   Center fielder Jim Edmonds sat out his second straight game with a strained abdominal muscle....

22.   Center Cliff Ronning said he will play Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks after missing two days with pulled abdominal muscles.

23.   Carlos Baerga suffered a strained abdominal muscle beating out an infield hit in the eighth inning and had to leave the game.

24.   Carlos Baerga will hire a personal trainer once the season is over to help him rehabilitate his strained abdominal muscle.

25.   Compression shorts -- skintight garments that give support to the groin, hamstring and abdominal muscles -- are a growing alternative for those seeking athletic support.

26.   Defensive end Pat Swilling, nursing a pulled abdominal muscle, will not play Sunday night.

27.   Defenseman Scott Lachance did not practice Tuesday because of a strained abdominal muscle.

28.   Derek Jeter strained an abdominal muscle and was immediately placed on the disabled list.

29.   Doing crunches on a Bosu requires balance while working the abdominal muscles.

30.   Defensive end Bobby DeMars of Westlake did not play, bothered by a torn abdominal muscle.