31.   Jordan, president of basketball operations for the Wizards, has been struggling with knee tendinitis.

32.   Levens missed the last two games with knee tendinitis.

33.   Left fielder Shane Spencer, who did not work out last weekend because of right knee tendinitis, took fly balls on Monday.

34.   Most importantly, Ronaldo has been in and out of the lineup with knee tendinitis and skipped practice Monday because of a bad headache, a team spokesman said.

35.   Ronaldo, a two-time FIFA Player of the Year, has played sparingly while struggling with knee tendinitis.

36.   Ronaldo, meanwhile, is starting to get over the knee tendinitis that has troubled him all season.

37.   Smith has been limited to eight games this season because of right knee tendinitis.

38.   She was hampered by knee tendinitis for several months after the Ericsson Open.

39.   The sixth-seeded Williams was playing her first tournament after a two-month layoff because of knee tendinitis, and her own serve and backhand looked rusty.

40.   They began the game without goalie Patrick Roy, who is day to day with knee tendinitis, and defenseman Rob Blake, who has a sprained knee.