1.   Bucs tight end Jackie Harris sustained a groin pull and sat out the second half.

2.   Among them were Dominik Hasek, the superb goalie with the severe groin pull, and Miroslav Satan, the high-scoring forward with the badly bruised foot.

3.   Anderson still is suffering from a deep groin pull, incurred during the AL championship series.

4.   Before he left the game late in the first quarter with a slight groin pull, linebacker Gary Plummer three times tackled Natrone Means for losses on running plays.

5.   A groin pull is a groin pull.

6.   A groin pull is a very tricky injury.

7.   All-Star Game MVP Ray Bourque was nursing a slight groin pull Sunday and since he played Saturday night, he was given the day off and instead took treatment.

8.   Brian Noonan, dependable all season, is out indefinitely with a serious groin pull.

9.   But VanEgmond has gone down with a groin pull, which paved the way for Rodriguez.

10.   But the reluctant sophomore point guard is trying to get over a November groin pull, an injury that limits his defense and practice time.