1.   He had been released by the Bullets and had missed the entire season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

2.   He has not played this season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last season.

3.   Semenik tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday.

4.   An anterior cruciate ligament has nerve fibers, which can give the brain a warning if the knee is starting to bend or give unnaturally.

5.   An MRI on Monday showed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and surgery is required.

6.   An off-balance landing resulted in a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that will require surgery and months of rehabilitation.

7.   An anterior cruciate ligament injury kept Lewis on the sidelines last year, but he now is a regular and could see considerable playing time.

8.   And although Manning suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in February and probably will not play until January, Colangelo is expected to offer a lucrative, multiyear deal.

9.   And when a recent NCAA report shows that female basketball players suffer twice as many serious knee injuries as males -- and six times more anterior cruciate ligament tears?

10.   Applewhite underwent reconstructive knee surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament.