1.   A muscle pull cut short his training.

2.   An improperly shod horse can race with an awkward stride and suffer back strain, muscle pulls in his leg, or worse.

3.   Besides the abdominal pull, he is fighting off a muscle pull in the rib cage.

4.   A muscle pull becomes kidney disease.

5.   But he missed his fifth straight game with an abdominal muscle pull and there is no indication when he will be ready to return.

6.   But she is preparing, sneaking in voice lessons during her rehabilitation from a stomach muscle pull that kept her away from the French Open and Wimbledon.

7.   Clark also had three visits to the disabled list last season, for two muscle pulls and a bruised rib cage.

8.   Designated hitter Jose Canseco, who has a slight rib-cage muscle pull, is getting massages from personal trainers in the dugout to loosen his stiff legs.

9.   First baseman Eric Karros was out for a fifth straight game because of the muscle pull in his side.