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Photos: Jason Pierre-Paul's Right Hand
The New York Daily News published some pretty clear photos of Jason Pierre-Paul’s right hand, which he badly damaged in a fireworks accident in July. To put it nicely, his hand resembles the head of Yoda’s cane. The Giants defensive end is missing a lot of his thumb and index finger, and his middle ...
OK, Just How Many Damn Fingers Does JPP Have Left?
We knew, from curiously leaked hospital records, that Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul lost his right index finger after a July 4 fireworks accident. Pierre-Paul maintained that, other than the whole missing finger, he was fine; the Giants disagreed once they finally got to see it. Now comes a report tha...
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Man Utd's Luke Shaw Suffers Gruesome, Leg-Breaking Tackle [WARNING: GRAPHIC]
Manchester United full back Luke Shaw had to be carted off the pitch in the first half of their Champions League match against PSV, on a count of a busted leg thanks to the tackle you can see below. Here’s a GIF of Shaw’s flopping leg, which, you’ve been warned, is pretty gnarly:...
Luke Kuechly Leaves Game With Scary Head Injury
Luke Kuechly left today’s game against the Jaguars with what looks like a head injury. Late in the second quarter, Kuechly tackled T.J. Yeldon with his head and immediately went into a daze and fell over. The trainer then fell down and knocked his helmet off, which would be funny were it not involvi...
Josh McCown Headed To Locker Room After Brownsiest Of Cleveland Browns Plays
Johnny Manziel’s readying to enter the game after Josh McCown took a hit to the head and fumbled the ball into the end zone. Can anything else capture the essence of the Cleveland Browns?...
Report: Jason Pierre-Paul Is Missing More Fingers, Could Miss Season
According to a report from ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the New York Giants got a chance to examine Jason Pierre-Paul’s fireworks-torn hand for themselves and are internally worried that the injury is worse than initially thought and could keep him out for the season. This is because, uh, well, the team did...
Notre Dame QB Malik Zaire Out For Season With Broken Ankle
Notre Dame quarterback and potential Heisman candidate Malik Zaire left today’s game against Virginia after suffering a horrific-looking ankle injury late in the third quarter....
Why Jason Pierre-Paul Avoided The Giants All Summer
Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul met with the Giants on Monday for the first time all year, and let team doctors examine his injured hand for the first time since losing his index finger in a fireworks accident. But the timing of his return, so close to the start of the season, was no accident: Pierr...
Georgetown Player Breaks Five Vertebrae, Could Be Paralyzed
Georgetown linebacker Ty Williams underwent surgery Saturday to repair five broken vertebrae that left him with a bruised spinal cord suffered in the above pass play during this weekend’s game at Saint Francis....
High School Football Players Target, Light Up Poor Official [UPDATE]
Marble Falls (Tex.) beat San Antonio John Jay 15-9 Friday night, and the above video is purportedly from that game. We have no other context to it, other than the title which alleges the umpire was targeted by John Jay players “because of a bad call.”...
Wisconsin Player Leaves Game With Head Injury After Lining Up In Wrong Backfield
Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo is out for the rest of tonight’s game against Alabama after taking a hard hit to the skull and proceeding to wander into the Crimson Tide’s backfield for the subsequent play....
Mike Williams Carted Off With Neck Injury After Crashing Into Goal Post
Clemson receiver and NFL prospect Mike Williams is headed to a hospital after suffering a neck injury early in the Tigers’ game today against Wofford. Williams crashed into the goal post while attempting to make a catch; he was carted off the field....
Jason Pierre-Paul Will Return To The Giants
It’s been a strange offseason for DE Jason Pierre-Paul, who, when he finally returns to the Giant next week, will report with nine fingers and a franchise tender he’s not sure he wants to sign. ...
Two Fans Go To The Hospital After Bolt Falls From Roof At Colts Game
Three fans were injured, and two taken to the hospital, after a bolt sheared off the roof of the Indianapolis Colts’ stadium during tonight’s preseason game against the Bengals. The accident occurred as the roof was being retracted just before halftime. ...
Jack Sock Down
American Jack Sock had to retire in the middle of the fourth set against Belgian Ruben Bemelmans at the U.S. Open today. Sock’s legs cramped up, and trainers had to sit him down before he was eventually helped off the court. Bemelmans automatically advanced to the third round, and will play Stan Waw...
Johnny Manziel's Elbow Pain Is Not Going Away
Of all the things to worry about with Johnny Manziel, his health was never a particular concern until now. Manziel has been sitting out practice all week with elbow soreness, something he said he’d battled since high school and which the Browns believe is a function of his throwing motion: it’s a fu...
A Good Way To Troll Your Fantasy Opponents
Matthew Berry shares a delightful little piece of fantasy-league gamesmanship: a photoshopped fake ESPN.com/Rotowire update on Dez Bryant claiming the WR is out for the season with a torn ACL. (He’s not. Don’t panic.)...
Rays Catcher Hurts Himself During Home Run Trot
As Rays catcher Curt Casali rounded the bases Tuesday night for his 10th home run of the season, his hamstring tightened up. Anyone watching the game witnessed a man limp around the bases in pain while trying not to appear like he was pimping his homer....
Report: Jordy Nelson Tears ACL
The Russian roulette injury machine known as the NFL preseason has claimed its latest victim. Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Jordy Nelson went down in today’s exhibition and the initial diagnosis is an ACL tear, per Ian Rapoport: ...
It Should Be A Crime To Hold Your Fantasy Draft This Early
Kelvin Benjamin, the Panthers’ obscenely talented sophomore receiver (and quite possibly the Panthers’ only talented receiver), will miss the entire 2015 season with a torn ACL suffered in a freak, non-contact practice injury. This is bad for Carolina, and bad for Carolina’s fans, but who cares abou...