31.   Schrempf is sidelined until the end of the month with a partially torn tendon in his left foot.

32.   Smith made his return to beach volleyball Friday in the Manhattan Beach Open following arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn tendon above his right knee in March.

33.   Sprained ankles, dislocated shoulders and torn Achilles tendons are frequently the admission price for an athletic trip back to the future.

34.   Steroid users often have a higher risk of torn tendons and muscle strains.

35.   The Braves will be without dugout coach Jim Beauchamp this road trip, while he recovers from surgery Thursday to repair a torn tendon in his right knee.

36.   The Captain was retired from racing Wednesday after a torn tendon was detected in his left foreleg at his training base at Bowie in Maryland.

37.   The Nets were without top draft pick Keith Van Horn, who has yet to play this season with a torn tendon in his right ankle.

38.   The vice president has escaped lasting physical limitations from broken bones, torn tendons and pulled muscles suffered in sports.

39.   Their margin for error will be smaller without Barkley, who learned Saturday his season is over because of a torn tendon in his right triceps.

40.   Though the president was hobbled for months following surgery to repair a torn tendon, in recent weeks he has resumed playing golf and running on a treadmill.