1.   Already thin, the Bruins were nearly transparent without Johnson, their fourth-leading scorer whose sprained right ankle prevented him from practicing this week.

2.   By the time Brady did his first Super Bowl news conference this week, he made it clear his ankle would not prevent him from playing.

3.   What if the ankle had prevented that one outing?

4.   Worried that her injured ankle might prevent her defending her title at Wimbledon, Jana Novotna has decided not to defend the Eastbourne championship which starts Monday.