1.   And then, when he missed the Brigham Young game with a bruised thigh, the Huskies struggled on offense.

2.   Backup front-liner Sean Marks, who missed three games and played just briefly at Stanford because of a bruised thigh, is back to full strength.

3.   A game against the Clippers was all Drexler needed to return to form for the first time since missing eight games with a bruised thigh.

4.   Actually, Prince seemed to be more adversely affected by a bruised left thigh, also courtesy of the crash with Thompson.

5.   Aikman has a sprained left knee, Irvin a bruised right thigh.

6.   Byrd is practicing in a limited role this week to nurse sore ribs, a bruised thigh and a tender hamstring but should be OK for the game.

7.   California was forced to play without its second-leading scorer, the senior Thomas Kilgore, whose bruised left thigh muscle tightened Thursday night.

8.   Catcher Don Slaught left the game in the fifth inning after suffering a bruised left thigh in a third-inning collision with Yankees right fielder Bernie Williams.

9.   Clemens is coming back from a bruised thigh but says it will not be a factor.

10.   Damon Smith has a bruised thigh but will play.