11.   Dallas Mavericks forward Kurt Thomas will likely be sidelined for three months after he undergoes surgery Tuesday on his chronically injured right ankle.

12.   Defender Robin Fraser would have been with the U.S. team, but an injured ankle forced him to the sideline.

13.   Defensive end Terrelle Smith, who suffered an injured ankle Tuesday, is not expected to play tonight.

14.   Esiason, limping on an injured ankle, took six sacks against the Patriots.

15.   For the first time in six weeks, his injured right ankle felt good.

16.   For Dan Marino, it is his first game back as Dolphins quarterback after missing the last four due to his injured ankle.

17.   Forward Seth George played with an injured ankle.

18.   He has an injured ankle.

19.   He once sidled up to the gifted wide receiver Wayne Chrebet and deliberately kicked him in his injured ankle.

20.   He could not lean back on his injured ankle and drive the outside pitch.