21.   Once at Northridge, Herron and Day took their physicals, ate lunch and then practiced as Matadors.

22.   Pace arrived Thursday, took a physical, was interviewed by teams and left Friday.

23.   Rice took his physical upon arriving in Houston on Monday and underwent further testing Tuesday.

24.   Rogers also took a physical before his contract with the Rangers was completed.

25.   Starks spoke by cellular phone from the office of the Chicago Bulls team physician last Friday, moments after he had taken his physical.

26.   The Celtics are believed to want Radja to take a physical again.

27.   The notably recalcitrant Rod Strickland is balking at taking a physical until the Bullets sweeten his salary.

28.   The Ranger players are scheduled to vote on ratification of the new collective bargaining agreement Friday morning, then have an informal skate before taking physicals.

29.   Valentin, whose signing to a multiyear extension apparently is close, reportedly took a physical at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Tuesday.

30.   We took company physicals every year.