91.   Twins LHP J.C. Romero was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday because of a lower back strain.

92.   Toni Kukoc missed his fifth straight game with a lower back strain.

93.   Urlacher performed some drills Friday morning after suffering a lower back strain Thursday, and said his injury is not serious.

94.   Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone is expected to miss the next four preseason games due to a lower back strain.

95.   West Indies tour captain Courtney Walsh was unable to play because of a lower back strain and was replaced by wicketkeeper Junior Murray.

96.   A back strain in Dusseldorf sent the alarm bells ringing but non-stop heat treatment appears to have done the trick.

97.   A further doubt is defender Thomas Helmer, who has a back strain.

98.   Agassi is currently resting a back strain which forced him to pull out of the Salem Open in Hong Kong.

99.   Andre Agassi, who took over the top spot in the rankings from Sampras two weeks ago, is at home in Las Vegas resting a lower back strain.

100.   At the end of the first set, Van Roost required courtside treatment for what tournament officials said was a lower back strain suffered during the match.