31.   A recurring groin injury threatened to turn him into a one-legged man for this semifinal.

32.   A trip to a local acupuncturist, Dr. John Lee,cured Jagr of the troublesome groin injury that has plagued him since last season.

33.   A year ago, Dodgers pitchers Rudy Seanez and Antonio Osuna suffered groin injuries.

34.   After dropping out of the Olympic Marathon Trials due to a groin injury, University of Georgia graduate Mark Plaatjes plans to run the Boston Marathon next month.

35.   All-Star Sandy Alomar is back behind the plate, although a groin injury in spring training could linger.

36.   Aleksei Urmanov, the defending Olympic champion from Russia, continues to struggle with a groin injury.

37.   Alexei Urmanov of Russia has a groin injury and is not trying to retain his title.

38.   Although Buffalo goalie Dominik Hasek missed the first two games with a groin injury, he is back and relatively healthy.

39.   Brian Dunseth replaced sweeper Francis Okaroh, out with a groin injury, and seldom seemed in sync with Alexi Lalas in central defense.

40.   Buffalo goalie Dominik Hasek made a grand one-game return from a groin injury, then pronounced himself to be in too much pain to perform.