31.   Vaught said Sunday he intends to see a back specialist.

32.   Watkins, a back specialist, said Brown must complete a five-level trunk-stabilization program before he will be allowed to throw a baseball.

33.   Cal Ripken Jr. rejoined the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday for their two-game series against the Anaheim Angels after spending his off day seeing a back specialist.

34.   Crabtree went to a local back specialist in Seattle on Tuesday, when he had a magnetic resonance imaging test.

35.   Els said Tom Boers, a back specialist for several PGA Tour players, advised him not to make the trip to Spain.

36.   England opener Michael Atherton will consult a back specialist in Brisbane on Tuesday as he battles to be fit for the first test against Australia from Friday.

37.   He got a little help from Tom Boors, a back specialist who has been working with Fred Couples.

38.   He planned to see Tom Boers, the back specialist who has worked for Love, Fred Couples and Ernie Els.

39.   He is to see a back specialist Monday.

40.   He left to see Tom Boers, the back specialist known for working with other PGA Tour players like Fred Couples, Ernie Els and Davis Love III.