31.   Seifert said the sprained ankle might be more of a problem than the knee but that no surgery is being considered.

32.   Sixers doctors thought that Snow, whose right ankle was sore when the series began, had merely sprained it until X-rays on Tuesday morning revealed a fracture.

33.   Sheffield remained in the game, and afterward said his left ankle was sore, but not enough to keep him out of the lineup.

34.   Soward did less running Friday afternoon than he had Wednesday or Thursday because the ankle was sore.

35.   Sprained ankles are a dime a dozen in basketball.

36.   The ankle is pretty tender.

37.   The ankle was so wobbly that he withdrew from a competition in St. Petersburg, Russia, several days later.

38.   The ankle is the worst part of the injury. . . .

39.   The former LSU communications major knows his ankle was not meant to do what he has been asking of it.

40.   The right ankle was worse than the left, and the next morning McCain was on crutches.