21.   A Fox spokeswoman said Friday that Schule was resting comfortably at home with a sore back.

22.   A sore back has hindered Jones for most of the last three months, but never more than Wednesday night.

23.   A routine follow-up exam on his sore back revealed the tumor.

24.   A sore back, which Gugliotta can be seen stretching out during timeouts, probably has contributed.

25.   Acupuncturists also treat the sore backs and aching muscles of sports enthusiasts.

26.   Afterward, Maguire was nursing a sore back and a bruised conscience, wondering if she had done the right thing by turning the girl in.

27.   Alfonzo was seeking relief from his sore back, another thing that has gone awry in a vanishing season where everything keeps going awry for the Mets.

28.   Already this season, Brown has battled a strained right Achilles tendon, a bruised left elbow, a bruised left knee and a sore back.

29.   Brown has a sore lower back and is day-to-day.

30.   But as he has done all summer, Bass insisted Tuesday that Johnson is not considering retiring because of his chronically sore back.