41.   Jones said she was irate when she read in the press that Cisneros, following gallbladder surgery in Houston, announced he and Mary Alice had reconciled.

42.   Lightning right wing Stephane Richer will miss the next four weeks following arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue from a sore left ankle.

43.   McClellan, though, remained in critical condition Monday attached to a life-support machine in the Royal London Hospital following brain surgery.

44.   Needing to fill three spots in the bullpen, Hunsicker is in negotiations with righthander Doug Brocail, who missed last season following elbow surgery.

45.   NATO officials said his wounds were not life-threatening and following surgery in Bosnia he was flown this afternoon to the Netherlands, where he will stand trial.

46.   Not bad, considering he missed two months following surgery to repair an aneurysm in a blood vessel in his right armpit.

47.   Phages are also used to kill bacteria that cause vaginal infections and sterility and to treat infection following lung surgery.

48.   Outfielder Todd Hollandsworth, on the disabled list following hand surgery four weeks ago, is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Albuquerque later this week.

49.   Postel died from complications following heart surgery.

50.   Running back Terrell Davis is out for the season following knee surgery.