31.   Broncos center Tom Nalen is recovering from a hernia operation and will sit out drills during minicamp in early May.

32.   Buffalo goaltender Dominik Hasek, who played sparingly during the exhibition season while recovering from a hernia operation, was sometimes brilliant, even in defeat.

33.   Center-back David May will play for United, after having a hernia operation postponed.

34.   Dumas has had to cancel two hearings with the judges as a result of a recent hernia operation.

35.   England and Arsenal striker Paul Merson will be sidelined for up to six weeks after undergoing a hernia operation Thursday.

36.   Former skipper Bryan Redpath is out after a hernia operation.

37.   Grappelli died of complications after undergoing a hernia operation several days earlier, said his impresario Michel Chouanard.

38.   Having undergone a hernia operation in October, the Czech injured his groin in Qatar and has been advised to rest.

39.   Having undergone a hernia operation in October, the Czech injured his groin in Doha and has been advised to rest.

40.   He said he had a vision he was going to win the Qatar Open when he was wheeled into the operating room for his hernia operation.