21.   Charles Haley not only is returning to play a mere seven weeks after back surgery, he will start at defensive end for the Cowboys.

22.   Cooper discounted the possibility of being traded, or after entering retirement, returning to play for another WNBA team.

23.   Defenseman Matvichuk could return to play as soon as mid-October, Hitchcock said yesterday.

24.   Did she notice any difference when she returned to play full time?

25.   Darius Miles left the game in the final minutes after his right shoulder popped out and later returned to play.

26.   Elsewhere, Mounsey has returned to play for Brown, while Sara DeCosta will be back in goal for Providence.

27.   Eric Zeier, first a star quarterback at Marietta High and then the University of Georgia, has returned to play pro ball for the home team.

28.   Every fourth year they return to play for their homeland in the World Cup competition.

29.   Foley got hurt, returned to play poorly.

30.   Former BSO violinist Cecylia Arszewski created a stir when she returned to play the Beethoven Concerto with the Boston Civic Symphony.