11.   Lingering groin problems were a concern, but that big body around the crease made all the worries disappear.

12.   Mathieu Schneider hopes the groin problems that have plagued his career for six years finally are over.

13.   Randy McKay and Vadim Sarifijanov are also nursing groin problems and are out.

14.   Sullivan was demoted to Albany, N.Y., after sitting out the first three games with a groin problem, which he aggravated in his first appearance at Albany.

15.   The injury is a bruised upper-stomach muscle and not a groin problem that previously sidelined him this season.

16.   The journeyman pitcher has had a groin problem and missed a start because of it, but he has strung together a remarkable series of performances.

17.   Then he developed groin problems trying to come back too soon.

18.   They hope Messier returns, and they pray that goalie Mike Richter stays recovered from his groin problems.

19.   As expected, British Lions lock Martin Johnson did not make the trip from South Africa due to a groin problem.

20.   However, the left-hander quit the field soon after completing his century with a groin problem.