41.   Quarterback Rick Mirer was lost for the season with a broken left thumb so Dan McGwire is the starter.

42.   San Jose Sharks center Bernie Nicholls will miss at least one more game with a broken thumb, the team said.

43.   Rodriguez started the year in right field but will spend the next six or seven weeks at first base while David Segui is sidelined with a broken thumb.

44.   St. Julien was blamed for an accident last week in which leading jockey Terry Thompson fell from his mount during a race and suffered a broken thumb.

45.   Tarplin, who began as a linebacker, missed the first six games of his freshman year with a broken thumb.

46.   The starter, Bobby Thomason, is recovering from a broken right thumb.

47.   Then again, he is playing with a broken thumb.

48.   They threaten the welfare of Stanford quarterback Chad Hutchinson, who already has a broken thumb.

49.   Van Gundy has installed J.R. Reid as the permanent starter at power forward until Charles Oakley returns in April from a broken thumb.

50.   When Gilbert returned and Rush came back from his broken thumb, the Tigers slipped into the NCAA Tournament.