51.   Russ Courtnall, out with a strained hip flexor, expects to be ready to play when the Kins face Carolina on Thursday at the Forum....

52.   She had said she had a hip flexor, and then she said she was recovering from bronchitis and had problems breathing.

53.   She said she had a bout with bronchitis, and she was said to have suffered from a hip flexor, too.

54.   The eyes were also on her upper-right leg, taped because of a hip flexor injury.

55.   The Rangers, with Gabe Kapler out until early next week with a strained hip flexor, could have used help in right field the past month.

56.   They got off to their worst start in history, and Canseco has been unable to help the cause for two weeks because of a hip flexor injury.

57.   This most recent injury also includes discomfort in the hip flexor, which makes skating almost impossible.

58.   Two days before the team returned to Los Angeles for the Freeway Series, Cedeno suffered a hip flexor playing in a minor-league game.

59.   Tupa has been hampered by a strained hip flexor and did not punt at all during the preseason.

60.   Watson has been bothered by a hip flexor since his previous start and stretched between innings with strength and conditioning coach Tom Wilson.