1.   The bruised right knee that hampered him until last week apparently is quite well.

2.   Also, center Rick Mahorn has missed practice time this week resting a bruised right knee.

3.   Although the bruised left knee of quarterback Randy Reiners is better, this could be a difficult day for favored Iowa.

4.   And when Hicks missed the second half with a bruised knee, Keith Brown and Jermaine Lewis were ready.

5.   Avalanche defenseman Rob Blake is out indefinitely with a bruised knee suffered in his first game back from the Olympics.

6.   Besides the game, the Mariners lost Mabry to a bruised knee, leaving them in a manpower predicament.

7.   Both were listed with the status of day to day, Karpovtsev with a bruised knee, Harvey with a hip flexor.

8.   ----- After missing one game with a bruised knee, Joe Thornton was back in the lineup against the Predators.

9.   A bruised knee, suffered in the first half at Oregon, caused further frustration.

10.   A bruised knee, family trouble, passive running and stacked defenses turned October into one of the most frustrating months of his career.