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Mariano Rivera Had To Be Carted Off The Field With A Possible Knee Injury Sustained During Batting Practice
That's according to numerous reports out of Kansas City, where the Yankees closer slipped on the warning track as he was shagging fly balls before tonight's game against the Royals. According to CBSSports.com, the 42-year-old Rivera had to be carried to the cart by manager Joe Girardi and bullpen c...
This Week In Guys Losing Their Lunch On The Soccer Pitch
It has been an unfortunate week for gentlemen suffering gastrointestinal distress on the soccer pitch, as at least two professional stars displayed their athletic acumen—and their lunch—before what we assume was a grossed-out television audience....
Jozy Altidore Knocked Unconscious, Suffers Back Injury In Scary Sideline Crash
While Clint Dempsey has rightfully earned most of the acclaim among Americans playing pro soccer in Europe this season, striker Jozy Altidore's quietly been having a tremendous year for Dutch Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar with 18 goals on the campaign, helping to lead his squad to possible Europa Lea...
Brian McCann Hit A Grand Slam Off Roy Halladay, Got Bopped In The Face By A Teammate As Reward
Last night's 15-13 extra innings Braves win over the Phillies game was weird. For one, it's the second-most runs ever allowed in a game started by Roy Halladay. (The record is 17, per commenter below.) Halladay also gave up a grand slam to Atlanta's Brian McCann, the first such homer since Evan Lon...
![Report: Terrell Suggs Tears His Achilles Playing Basketball, Will "Likely" Miss 2012 Season [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17lhr39clij6kjpg.jpg)
Report: Terrell Suggs Tears His Achilles Playing Basketball, Will "Likely" Miss 2012 Season [UPDATE]
According to Adam Schefter, it doesn't look good for the the NFL's reigning defensive player of the year....
Holy Crap, Jeremy Affeldt's Son Is Huge
Giants lefty specialist Jeremy Affeldt suffered another freak injury on Saturday, spraining his MCL. He's now on the 15-day disabled list. That's not the story here. This is:...
Report: Half Of Amar'e Stoudemire's Hand Was Just "Hanging Off"
That's what a source who witnessed the incident told ESPN's Chris Broussard:...
Gross Photo Evidence You Don't Want To Be A Hockey Player
If Chicago defenseman Sami Lepisto is any example, all our stereotypes for what athletes do when they're eliminated are correct. They go golfing, and they nurse their wounds....
Was Amar'e Stoudemire's Hand Injury Caused By The Compressed Season?
Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire required stitches to close a laceration on his left hand, suffered yesterday after a Game 2 loss to the Heat. And the country's top medical experts—people on the internet—are wondering if the lockout-shortened schedule may be to blame. ...
![Amar'e Stoudemire Injures Hand In Alleged Fight With Locker Room Fire Extinguisher [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17l8legswehdujpg.jpg)
Amar'e Stoudemire Injures Hand In Alleged Fight With Locker Room Fire Extinguisher [UPDATE]
Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire was treated for a left hand laceration that resulted after punching the glass area that enclosed a fire extinguisher after tonight's loss to the Miami Heat. ...
Colin Fraser Came To Regret Starring In Madonna's "Like A Prayer" Video
The eight-seeded L.A. Kings jumped out to a 1-0 lead in their series against St. Louis with a 3-1 win continuing a remarkable streak of success that suggests maybe fan favorite Jack Johnson, jettisoned in a trade to Columbus near the deadline, was more clubhouse cancer than Brushfire Fairytale....
Derrick Rose Injured In Final Minutes Of Game 1 Win Over Philadelphia 76ers
For some reason, Derrick Rose was on the court for the Chicago Bulls with a 12-point lead and a little more than a minute left in the series opener against the Sixers. Driving to the basket, he planted awkwardly and almost immediately fell out of midair in pain. Chicago would go on to win the batt...
This Is The Face Of A Hockey Player
Veteran Panthers center John Madden took friendly fire in the first period of last night's Game 7 matchup with New Jersey last night, leaving bits of himself on the ice and suffering the sort of injury that generally knocks most other athletes out of competition. Most other athletes, of course, are...
Does A High School Hockey Player Deserve Criminal Charges For This Hit?
The parents of a Massachusetts high schooler, who missed most of the season after suffering a concussion in January, wants an assault and battery charge brought against the player who delivered the hit. They might get their wish: the district court clerk magistrate will review the video tomorrow a...
Javy Guerra Took A Line Drive To The Face, Stayed In The Game, Blew The Save
Dodgers closer Javy Guerra blew his second save of the season last night against the Atlanta Braves after a line drive rocketed off his jaw in the ninth inning. At the time, there was one on and one out; manager Don Mattingly left the righty in the game after Guerra assured him that he was fine, o...
Texas Tech Football Player On Scooter Collides With Bus; Bus Gets The Worst Of It
This is what happened to the campus shuttle bus that collided this morning with Austin Stewart, a safety for the Texas Tech football team. Stewart was riding his motorized scooter when the collision occurred. He was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated, but a Texas Tech spokesman ...
Jason Bay Is Bad At Defense And Also At Not Hurting Himself
Jason Bay has never been known for his glove (or hasn't he?), and in recent years he hasn't been known for his bat. So maybe that's why he gave 110 percent last night in trying to track down a fly ball off the bat of Gregor Blanco. A valiant effort, and a ton of glove on the ball, but all Bay has t...
Here Is Another Gruesome Aussie Football Leg Injury
This time, it was Gary Rohan of the Sydney Swans. During the Swans' match against North Melbourne, Ryan had his feet tangled with an opposing player's and ended up with the bottom of his foot facing upward and a compound fracture of his tibia. He will miss the rest of the season....
Umpire Greg Gibson Took A Stephen Strasburg Fastball To The Crotch
Ump Greg Gibson, behind the plate for today's Nats-Marlins matchup, was in a Very Bad Place today when Wilson Ramos mishandled a Stephen Strasburg fastball and deflected it right into Gibson's groin area. Gibson bounced back rather quickly—most MLB umps wear cups when working the plate, after all...
Aussie Footballer Robbie Gray Liquefied His Knee
Robbie Gray, the leading goal kicker for Port Adelaide Power last year, suffered this gruesome looking knee injury with less than a minute left to play in a game against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium....