31.   He is sidelined with a strained hip flexor muscle, and his return is not imminent.

32.   He was referring to his sore hip flexor tendon, which has been a problem for more than three weeks.

33.   Houston has missed four games with a torn hip flexor muscle suffered against Washington in mid-September.

34.   It was because he had torn his right hip flexor.

35.   Ken Daneyko will return to his place on defense against Ottawa after missing the victory over Montreal with a pulled hip flexor.

36.   Kidd strained his left hip flexor in an awkward fall last weekend against the Phoenix Suns.

37.   Kicker Jake Arians did not take part in field goal drills after tweaking his right hip flexor.

38.   Kirk had chipped a bone near her hip flexor, and it kept her off the ice for eight weeks.

39.   LANCE JOHNSON missed his second straight game, nursing a hip flexor.

40.   Last week junior wide receiver Kenyatta Watson was lost for the season with a hip flexor injury.