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Football Recruit Attempts To Jump Over Moving Car, Breaks Arm And Leg
Bladimir Barreto, a 19 year-old from Palm Bay, Fla., was seriously injured when he tried to jump over a moving car while making a video to send to NCAA football recruiters. Barreto attempted to clear a Honda Accord driven by his brother, and was sent hurtling through the air when he failed to clea...
Tracy Porter Had A Seizure In August, Missed Denver's Last Game Because Doctors Were Afraid He Was Going To Have Another
Porter was listed as out for the Broncos last Monday, Denver's big comeback win over San Diego. The injury report simply chalked it up to "illness," and no one asked too many questions, because hey, people get sick. But Porter revealed today that it was something potentially much more serious, and, ...
What Exactly Is A Lisfranc Injury, Anyway?
A displeased tipster wrote in today to ask why he was hearing so much about Lisfranc injuries. Maurice Jones-Drew was cleared today of having a Lisfranc injury. Santonio Holmes does have a Lisfranc injury. Cedric Benson too. Lisfranc, Lisfranc, Lisfranc. It was driving this reader nuts....
The Steelers Faked An Injury To Stop The Clock
Midway through the fourth, with the Steelers up a score and on the edge of field goal range, Ben Roethlisberger was sacked. He was banged up, and slow getting back to the huddle, and the Steelers found themselves with a choice—burn a timeout, or take a delay of game penalty. WR Emmanuel Sanders to...
Ohio State Quarterback Braxton Miller Forced Out Of Game With Possible Head Injury [UPDATE]
Ohio State's Braxton Miller—one of the nation's top quarterbacks—left the field in Columbus on a cart after suffering an ugly injury during the Buckeyes' game against Purdue. After a long run to set up a much-needed scoring opportunity (the undefeated Buckeyes being down 20-14 at the time) Miller'...
Kevin Love Broke His Hand While Doing Knuckle Pushups
The mystery of how Timberwolves forward Kevin Love broke his hand yesterday has been solved. And it was a really stupid reason....
Derek Jeter Fractures Ankle, Is Done For Season, And The Yankees Lose Anyway
After a four-run ninth-inning rally to force extras, the Yankees disappointed a sparse crowd in the Bronx by dropping the ALCS Game 1 to the Tigers 6-4 in 12 innings. Even worse, skipper Joe Girardi announced to the press after the game Derek Sanderson Jeter would miss three months of action (in ot...
Brandon Roy Will Prove You Don't Need Knee Cartilage To Play Basketball
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: Early in his comeback, Roy says he feels good....
Carolina Panthers Championship-Guaranteer Ryan Kalil Will Be Out For The Season With A Foot Injury
Panthers center Ryan Kalil showed some—what? temerity? balls? poor judgment?—something back in July when he took out a full-page ad in the Charlotte Observer guaranteeing a Panthers Super Bowl victory. The Panthers were, after all, coming off a 6-10 season, even if it was a 6-10 season in which thei...
An English Rugby Player Literally Played One Of His Balls Off
Paul Wood told the BBC Radio Manchester that "it really sounds worse than it is," so I suppose we'll just have to take his word for it. But ... ouch: Wood ruptured one of his testicles during a match Saturday and had to have it removed afterward. Yeah....
Santonio Holmes' Season Is Now Likely Over, And The New York Jets Just Got Interesting
The New York Jets appear to have lost wide receiver Santonio Holmes to a serious foot injury that will cost him the rest of the 2012 season in all likelihood. Yahoo's Jason Cole reported the news Tuesday evening, adding the following detail:...
Top Yankees Prospect Who Had Innings Limit Now Needs Tommy John Surgery
The big Stephen Strasburg shutdown debate seems ancient now, with beads of cheap champagne lining plastic sheeting in the dumpsters out behind Nationals Park. But recall that Nationals GM Mike Rizzo—and Strasburg's agent, Scott Boras—insisted that the "doctors" supported their conclusions to end Str...
The Redskins Lose Two Players To Pre-Game Collision [UPDATE: Now With Video Of The Collision]
Welcome to Redskinspin! Seriously, though, this is worth it. The Skins will be without safety Brandon Meriweather and receiver Aldrick Robinson against Tampa Bay this afternoon after the two collided with each other during pre-game warmups....
Ryan Howard Broke His Toe By Dropping His Warm-Up Bat On It In The On-Deck Circle
The Phillies have had a pretty miserable year, but it hasn't been outlandishly miserable. In their division, the Mets have more histrionic fans and suffered a worse collapse. In their state, the Pirates had a historically sad season that culminated in getting blanked last night by Homer Bailey. But ...
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Browns Center Alex Mack Has Blood On His Ass [UPDATE]
The Browns are, so far, managing not to embarrass themselves—Cleveland's within a touchdown of the Ravens in Baltimore as of this writing. More serious injuries notwithstanding, we are concerned about the health of Browns center Alex Mack, who appears to be bleeding from a place you really do not w...
Somehow Josh Cribbs Woke Up And Walked Away From This Brutal Head-Crunching Hit
On a day the NFL celebrated the end of its most pressing controversy, its lingering one rose again to prominence as Browns returner Josh Cribbs took a brutal hit from Dannell Ellerbe at the end of a first quarter punt return and lay motionless on the turf during tonight's Cleveland-Baltimore game ...
A Horrific Injury To The Hurricanes' Malcolm Lewis Prompted A Surprisingly Tender, Touching College Football Moment
Sometimes the worst injuries don't result in any broken bones. That was certainly the case yesterday, when early in the Hurricanes' game against Georgia Tech Miami receiver Malcolm Lewis fell victim to a twisting tackle that left his foot turned 180 degrees in the wrong direction....
Soccer Ref Gets Trucked At The Point Of Convergence Between Two Sliding Premier Leaguers
This is from today's Premier League game between Fulham FC and Wigan. Fulham won, the ref, Lee Probert, jokingly gave himself and red card, and Metro called it "the most exciting thing to happen in the opening 15 minutes of the match." Flopper....
Video Of Derrick Rose's Injury Makes Derrick Rose Cry
Rose was at some stupid Adidas unveiling today, but forget that; listen to this. "Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose started to cry Thursday when a video of him tearing his left ACL and rehabbing was played..." Now that's a lede!...