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Greg Oden Undergoes Knee Surgery, Sun Rises In East
They're opening up Oden's left knee (not the one that was operated on earlier this month) to "remove debris," which can only help. It's not good to play basketball with debris in your knee. [Oregonian]...

Body Parts Do Not Bend That Way: Gruesome Sports Injuries As Seen On TV
To celebrate Blood Week, here's the nastiest injury screencaps from the past three years, as archived by 30fps. Herein lies brutal ACL tears, broken ankles, snapped tibias, and—of course—plenty of blood. Consider yourself warned! (Most screencaps can be clicked to expand for closer inspection.)...

Adrian Peterson Had The Saddest New Year's Party
Here's the Vikings running back, taking his cup of kindness and forgetting old acquaintance, by which I mean his ACL, MCL, and his medial and lateral menisci. [@AdrianPeterson]...

Greg Oden's Shirt Is Far More Accurate Than He Realizes
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

President Of Bolivia Knees Political Rival In The Groin During Soccer Exhibition
Bolivia held a friendly match to commemorate the re-opening of the newly refurbished La Paz stadium on Sunday....

Greg Oden: "I'm Feeling Good But I Can't Play"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: walking knee injury Greg Oden....

Ma'am, Your Foot Appears To Be Dying
A good portion of Americans join softball leagues this time of the year. Many do it for the social aspect alone, which leaves many teams stockpiled with players who are ridiculously awfu...

At Least Reggie Bush's Hands Are Still Okay
The Saints' sizzle back had some micro-fracture knee surgery and will rehab for months. A lot more serious than previously suspected, but he shouldn't miss mini-camp. Or cuddle time. [NOLA]...

Gilbert Arenas Had Knee Surgery (No, You Are Not Experiencing Deja Vu)
Let's play a little game called "What would I do?" First, imagine that you're Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin. Now assume that you had just given a six-year, $111 million contract — guaranteed money, by the way — to an athlete coming off of two knee surgeries only to find out that he now requir...

The Patriots Are Just Tempting Fate
As the above video shows, with all the hatred directed at the Patriots right now — the batshit nuts Easterbrook type, and other more planetary notions — we're legitimately surprised no one has gone after Tom Brady's knees yet. (KSK might have been the first with this idea.) We would never advocate s...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while attempting to hibernate through Sunday morning. • CFB: Rutgers dispatched the Midshipmen 41-24. I wish the Marines had a football team, Ufford is the white Wes Welker.: • Boxing: Zab "Super Jew" Judah def. Edwin Vazquez in a unanimous decision. Zab survived an early headbutt th...
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