31.   Miggins was playing with sore ribs after pulling a muscle earlier in the week.

32.   Never before in the history of skating had a person pulled a muscle on the sofa instead of on the ice.

33.   Nothing more than a misdiagnosed pulled muscle.

34.   Petr Sykora, the sensational rookie, pulled a muscle, probably his groin, in the opening period and missed the balance of the game.

35.   Right guard Tim Shoffeitt sat out after pulling a muscle in his back while lifting weights.

36.   Shortly before the game between the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots, Bears quarterback Jim McMahon pulled a muscle in his lower back.

37.   Sometimes Steven wears a brace around his torso to prevent him from pulling a muscle in his rib cage during a violent twitch.

38.   The first day on the diamond, he pulled muscles in both legs and ended up stumbling around with a cane for a week.

39.   The most important thing is to make sure not to pull a muscle.

40.   True to their policy of not revealing details of injuries, the Devils simply announced that Sykora had pulled a muscle.