11.   Piazza injured his thumb while running the bases at San Diego.

12.   Paus first injured the thumb during summer workouts and rested it for three weeks.

13.   Saturday, Sheffield injured the thumb swinging the bat in the first inning.

14.   Sheffield injured his thumb sliding into third base on a stolen base in the third inning.

15.   The Seahawks offense was busted long before Friesz injured the thumb on his throwing hand late in the first half.

16.   Despite injuring a thumb working out in the off-season, Salaam reported in terrific shape, winning a team award for having the best workout and conditioning program.

17.   Dorfmeister was skiing with a brace on her thumb and a specially designed glove, having injured her thumb in a World Cup downhill this season.

18.   Kournikova was unable to play Wimbledon last year after injuring her thumb while beating Steffi Graf in the quarterfinal at Eastbourne.

19.   Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen injured the thumb on his throwing hand during a drill in practice Thursday.

20.   Loretta injured the thumb sliding into second base Monday against Anaheim.