He was placed on the disabled list with a strained left hip from May 16 - 30.

This Sunday, Carl Banks, the strong-side outside linebacker, will play only part time because of a strained hip.

"The whole year has been frustrating," Ryan told reporters, referring to injuries that required surgery on his left knee and rehabilitation for strained hip and rib-cage muscles.

With the ace right-hander Pedro Martínez doubtful for his next start because of a strained left hip, Boston's best hope is its schedule.

Milwaukee, which played without Anthony Mason (strained left hip), cut the Knicks' lead to 5 with 59 seconds to play, but never truly challenged down the stretch.

In the final set, Clijsters showed few signs of the strained hip that had put her participation here in doubt.

The starting defensive end Osi Umenyiora will miss Sunday's home game against Tampa Bay, and possibly more, because of a strained hip.

The Penguins, who have dropped four consecutive games since losing Mario Lemieux to a strained left hip, fell to 3-8-3-0.

The Penguins are expected to play without Mario Lemieux, who has been out since Nov. 1 with a strained left hip.

Morris, a 6-foot-8-inch rookie forward, has a strained left hip and a bruised tailbone.