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Watch Doug Baldwin Break His Teeth While Trying To Make A Catch
Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin broke two teeth going for a ball and didn't even complete the catch. In the video above, Baldwin dives for a possible game-winning score in Seattle's last-minute drive, but can't maintain possession. And since his hands can't break his fall because they're busy tryin...
![Astros Pitcher Mickey Storey Knocked Out Of Game After Taking Line Drive To The Face [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17z09biichg32jpg.jpg)
Astros Pitcher Mickey Storey Knocked Out Of Game After Taking Line Drive To The Face [UPDATE]
A bad season for Houston got even worse tonight as rookie Astros pitcher Mickey Storey was knocked out of tonight's game on a play eerily similar to the one that left A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy with a fractured skull last week....
The Astros Are Now Hurting Other People With Their Ineptitude
At first, we found the Houston Astros' nightly slapstick routine to be rather endearing, and it was easy to have laugh at their repeated shenanigans. But then, through no fault but their own, the Astros couldn't even run out simple ground balls without one of their own getting hurt....
Superlative Jets Rookie Stephen Hill Dominated Yesterday's Game While Periodically Puking On The Sidelines
Rookie Jets wideout Stephen Hill wowed anyone within a one-hundred-mile radius of East Rutherford yesterday, catching five passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. He was the first player to catch two touchdowns in his debut since 2005. But imagine what he could have done if he were healthy? Rich Cim...
Yet Another Player Carted Off As Arkansas DB Tevin Mitchel Victimized By Helmet-To-Helmet Collision
Tears, prayers, and hushed tones overtook yet another college football stadium today as a third major injury led to a player lying motionless on the turf in Little Rock. Razorbacks defensive back Tevin Mitchel, while attempting to tackle a Louisiana-Monroe opponent, made a direct helmet-to-helmet ...
Bad Luck Continues For College Football Players As Indiana QB Tre Roberson Snaps Lower Leg In Two
The unpaid athletes that make up big-time college football are having a rough day. After Devon Walker's horrifying injury earlier today, we have another gasp-inducing play that resulted in an athlete strapped to a gurney....
![Tulane Player Devon Walker Given CPR Onfield, Taken Off In Ambulance After Helmet-To-Helmet Collision [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17yhzfp00ln72jpg.jpg)
Tulane Player Devon Walker Given CPR Onfield, Taken Off In Ambulance After Helmet-To-Helmet Collision [UPDATE]
EMTs administered CPR to Devon Walker, a Tulane player injured on the last play of the first half of the Green Wave's game at Tulsa earlier today....
Aubrey Huff Almost Injured Himself Last Night Smacking Ryan Theriot's Ass
San Francisco cruised to a 5-2 home win over the Dodgers last night on the strength of a two-run Marco Scutaro hit, and it sparked the kind of celebration only Bill Gramatica could appreciate. Here's Giants slugger Aubrey Huff showing his appreciation to Ryan Theriot, and regretting it after the fa...
Brandon McCarthy Suffered A Skull Fracture, An Epidural Hemorrhage And A Brain Contusion
Yikes. When A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy took this line drive to the side of the head yesterday, we hoped for the best. He was able to sit up, then stand, then make his way off the field. The team said he never lost consciousness....
Mike Rizzo Says You People With Opinions On Stephen Strasburg Only Know 10 Percent Of The Story
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: Leave the shutdown decisions to the experts....
Brandon McCarthy Took A Line Drive Right Above The Ear
It has not been the smoothest of 2012s for Brandon McCarthy, the talented Oakland starter. After a number of injury-plagued seasons, McCarthy began the year as the Athletics' opening day starter, only to hit the DL with a shoulder strain in May. A June return proved too soon, and he went on the DL a...
Astros Player Suffers The Most Astros Injury Ever
Yes, that's Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez flying over first base for no apparent reason last night. As you can see in the video below, Gonzalez lunged to try to beat out a grounder, but he planted his left foot just in front of the bag, which suddenly propelled him skyward for a moment. And look ...
Steelers Rookie Sean Spence Suffered A Grotesque Knee Injury In Last Night's Pre-Season Game
Steelers rookie linebacker Sean Spence will reportedly miss all of 2012 after suffering a torn ACL and LCL along with a dislocated kneecap in an incident during the third quarter of last night's Pittsburgh-Carolina preseason game....
Russian Powerlifter Drops 400 Pounds On His Chest, Reportedly Dies
Be warned: What happened to poor Igor Golushkin in the video above is not for the squeamish. These details are unconfirmed, but according to this report by Red Hot Russia, Golushkin was trying to bench press 185 kg (approximately 408 pounds) when the bar fell on his chest, tearing his diaphragm an...
Why Isn't Michael Vick Wearing The Rib Protection He's Paid To Endorse?
The first, the very first endorsement deal Michael Vick signed when he returned to football was with a company called Unequal Technologies. They didn't approach him; Vick was still toxic from a prison stint and that whole dog-killing thing. Instead, Vick offered up, unprodded, the best advertisement...
In A Possible Metaphor For The Dodgers' Season, Matt Kemp Smashed Into The Wall At Full Speed
Matt Kemp has already missed 51 games this year due to injury. But these new look Dodgers opened up the checkbook, stocked the larder, and are attempting to make a playoff surge anchored by a healthy Kemp. Oh look, there's Matt Kemp running directly into a wall, and there's the Dodgers' third straig...
German Track And Field Official Dies After Being Struck In The Throat With A Javelin
That's according to the BBC, which said the official was a 74-year-old man who died after being rushed to the hospital Sunday:...
![Wayne Rooney Knocked Out Of Match With Gruesome Leg Gash [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17x2iskt17zwfjpg.jpg)
Wayne Rooney Knocked Out Of Match With Gruesome Leg Gash [UPDATE]
Fulham's Hugo Rodallega landed upon Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's leg in stoppage time of Man U's 3-2 win today and sliced open Rooney's leg, forcing him to be carted off in another blow to the Red Devils' corps....
Why Should We Care About Concussions When NFL Players Don't?
At a June roundtable event in New York City hosted by PACE, an education program sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods, former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks told a haunting story about the culture of the NFL in the 1980s....
Michael Vick Injured Again, Knocked Out Of Preseason Game [UPDATE]
A week after being injured in the Eagles' first preseason game, Michael Vick once again made an early exit after suffering a massive hit from New England defensive end Jermaine Cunningham in the first quarter of tonight's game in Foxborough....