11.   Gabriel Ruelas broke his thumb in the first round of his bout against James Crayton on Friday in Indio, Calif., X-rays revealed Sunday.

12.   He broke his thumb in two places, the result of a bad throw by shortstop Gene Mauch.

13.   He played only two games as a senior at Washington State, after breaking a thumb, and spent four years in the Canadian Football League.

14.   He said another equestrian had broken his thumb in several places and several others had suffered muscle pulls.

15.   He had dislocated a shoulder, broken a thumb and fractured a wrist heading into last season.

16.   He would have made his debut shortly afterward, but he broke his thumb while sparring in the fall.

17.   In the first Edmonton-Colorado game, Doug Weight of the Oilers slashed Rene Corbet of the Avalanche and broke his thumb.

18.   One officer broke his thumb, while the other suffered back and neck injuries, she said.

19.   QB Tim Couch broke his thumb and missed the final nine games.

20.   Smith broke his thumb and suffered various cuts and bruises during the shoot.