101.   Lightning goalie Daren Puppa and his sore back will not need surgery, a doctor said last week.

102.   Linebacker Matt Grootegoed said his sore back felt fine and he should be able to start.

103.   Last night, Pervis Ellison sat out with a sore back.

104.   Latrell Sprewell danced around on a bad foot, Camby leaped on a sore knee and Johnson hung out on the wing unencumbered by a chronically sore back.

105.   Marvin Jones has a sprained left ankle, Mo Lewis a bruised left knee and Bobby Houston a sore lower back.

106.   Mark McGwire needed a day off to rest his sore back.

107.   Maynard has nursed a sore lower back in the postseason.

108.   Meanwhile, Stanley Roberts practiced on Saturday despite a sore back.

109.   Martinez missed part of the previous series against Cleveland with a sore back.

110.   Michael Jordan has a sore back.