81.   Ismael Valdes went six innings Thursday but gave up a big home run and strained his left hamstring.

82.   It helped to soothe the Yankees on the night they placed center fielder Bernie Williams on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

83.   It turned out to be a rare, slow-growing, cancerous tumor that was attached to the lining around the sciatic nerve in his left hamstring.

84.   James McKnight is troubled by neck and ankle injuries, and Gadsden has a pulled left hamstring.

85.   January -- He strained his left hamstring in a track meet.

86.   Johnson, who has missed the past five games with a strained left hamstring, is expected to return Saturday against Phoenix.

87.   Jen Rizzotti, icing a left hamstring that cut short her morning session, agreed.

88.   Kevin Johnson, possibly thanks to some acupuncture treatments for his left hamstring, is playing well.

89.   KJ underwent acupuncture treatment by Guoliang Cao, a physician of traditional Chinese medicine, to relieve a nagging injury to his left hamstring.

90.   Larry Johnson missed his fifth straight game with a strained left hamstring, but there is a good chance he will play Saturday at Phoenix.