41.   Another hour had passed, and Aikman was still at his locker, finally stooping to remove the brace on his left knee.

42.   Another former Cal player, right guard Eric Mahlum, went down in the third quarter with a sprained left knee.

43.   Arnott said he was not sure what was wrong with his left knee and that he would have a magnetic resonance imaging exam in New Jersey.

44.   Arizona also could have the services of tight end Tim Thomas and offensive guard Frank Middleton, both of whom suffered left knee sprains.

45.   As a mob of reporters inched closer to Jason Allison on Thursday in Boston, Mikko Eloranta sat alone icing his left knee.

46.   As a smart veteran he caught on well enough and made the Pro Bowl, but a left knee sprain has limited him since the end of November.

47.   As Fisher spoke after the game, he was gingerly putting his pants on, his left knee obviously painful after his collision with Robinson.

48.   As a rookie, it was reconstructive surgery on his left knee after starting nine games.

49.   As he led off the fourth inning, he was hit by a pitch on the outside of his left knee.

50.   As part of the examination Brand will have an MRI on his left knee to determine its condition after arthroscopic surgery five weeks ago.