61.   Coaches initially thought Sapp had sprained his ankle during practice Friday, but an MRI Tuesday revealed the fracture, coach Sonny Lubick said.

62.   German coaches thought it would be better for him to rest than to practice.

63.   Solich said every week each team puts together a video package of calls coaches thought were questionable and sends it to the league office in Dallas.

64.   Tennessee coaches still think Kearse can be one of the best ever to play on the defensive line.

65.   The Knicks have learned to play without him and the coach thinks those lessons will serve the team well until the star center returns.

66.   The last thing the Edmonton Oilers want to hear is how good Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock thinks they are.

67.   When the season began, it was surprising Weinke was still around because even his coaches thought he was off to the NFL.

68.   Guido Buchwald has joined fellow Stuttgart defender Thomas Strunz in the casualty clinic and the German coach was thinking of recalling Thomas Berthold.