31.   The strained ligament in his right knee, which kept him out of the first two games this season, is better.

32.   The strained ligaments are not as serious as those suffered last season by Sanders, the Dallas cornerback who missed the final third of the regular season.

33.   Tim Dwight practiced for the second straight day after missing more than three weeks with a strained medial collateral ligament in his knee.

34.   Timothy Goebel has paid for his pogo-stick jumping with a strained ligament in his right knee.

35.   Washington Capitals center Joe Juneau will miss the next four-to-six weeks with a strained ligament in his right knee, the team said.

36.   Williams is out with a strained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.

37.   Williams re-injured the strained ligaments in his right knee in practice Tuesday and is out for the season.

38.   Philadelphia lost linebacker Ray Farmer in the second quarter with a strained ligament in his right knee.

39.   Barnett suffered strained medial ligaments and inflamed tendons when he twisted a knee during the second test in Palmerston North last Friday, officials said.

40.   Buffalo goaltender Dominik Hasek will not play Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings because of a strained ligament under his left kneecap.