1.   And speaking of gustatory guys, Thomas Hamilton has hired agent Mark Bartelstein,who also represents Williams, and had a recent workout in Chicago.

2.   At a recent workout, Joel De La Hoya Sr. watched closely as his son grunted and furiously threw punches into mitts worn by the trainer Robert Alcazar.

3.   Before his recent workout, Spitz popped a couple of aspirin to reduce the pain from old back and knees injuries.

4.   After a recent workout, a drop of blood trickled down from the bridge of his nose, a badge of honor for someone at his position.

5.   But the recent workouts gave him confidence that his record could fall under the right conditions, Hart said.

6.   During a recent workout, nearly a dozen former players, each keeping in shape for spring training, returned to CSUN.

7.   He behaves well, Monserrate said, eats regularly and in recent workouts has run respectable times and has broken from the gate.

8.   Hunter underwent arthroscopic surgery earlier this month, and the knee began to swell after recent workouts here.

9.   Horse of the Year Tiznow will be out of training for at least two months after suffering a lumbar vertebrae strain during a recent workout.

10.   In a recent workout at Valley Ranch, Lett showed his athletic ability.