41.   New Jersey Nets draft choice Evan Eschmeyer ruptured a shoulder muscle while working out at home and will have surgery, the team said Wednesday.

42.   OF Ricky Ledee had arthroscopic surgery Friday to repair a tendon behind his left knee.

43.   Officials have not comment on what impact the botched surgery had on Ayyappan.

44.   Quarterback Major Applewhite, who had knee surgery this past offseason, has started only the Stanford game while sharing time with Chris Simms.

45.   Surgery has had to be postponed at times for lack of power, he said.

46.   Team physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti said he recommended reconstructive knee surgery after Lieberthal had an MRI on Monday.

47.   The surgery had to be postponed twice when Michael developed infections.

48.   Undergoing major surgery is always risky, and the body could later reject the transplanted organ, requiring more surgery to have it removed.

49.   He had just arrived from Ajax, and experts said he would need surgery to have any chance of playing again.

50.   He had just arrived from Ajax Amsterdam, and experts said he would need surgery to have any chance of playing again.