1.   After spending the first few days in Japan trying to fight off jet leg and heal its wounded, Germany began preparing in earnest Tuesday for the opening match.

2.   Bush, who has been looking tired in recent days, was asked whether he had gotten over his jet leg.

3.   Calgary Flames right wing Theoren Fleury knows something about combating trans-Pacific jet leg to play hockey in Japan.

4.   Despite jet leg and an unfamiliarity with Pittsburgh hitters, Johnson was just as menacing for the NL Central-leading Astros as he was for the Seattle Mariners.