It turns out that Matt Kemp isn’t really Super Man after all. The Los Angeles Dodgers star center fielder was forced to leave Tuesday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies after crashing into the wall in the bottom of the first inning and suffering a right knee bruise. Kemp, who finished second to Ryan Braun [...]
Adrian Peterson Takes A Step Closer To Return From A Knee Injury
August 28, 2012 | Posted by
There’s only one way to best gauge just how far Adrian Peterson has come in his recovery from a devastating knee injury. And that’s to see how he fares in live contact. So the Minnesota Vikings did just that with their All-Pro tailback in practice on Monday as defenders were allowed to hit Peterson for [...]
Barkley Hill: Iowa Loses Yet Another Tailback to Mishap
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
Barkley Hill – You’ll forgive University of Iowa football fans if they’re all feeling more than a little snake-bitten these days. Especially when it comes to Hawkeye tailbacks. True freshman Barkley Hill became the seventh back scratched from the 2012 roster when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during a scrimmage this past weekend. [...]
Giants’ Terrell Thomas Sidelined Again With Knee Injury
July 31, 2012 | Posted by
Less than a year after tearing an ACL in his right knee during a preseason game, New York Giants’ cornerback Terrell Thomas re-injured the same knee, and the prospects of it being minor do not look promising. Giants senior vice president of medical services, Ronnie Barnes, said on the team’s website. “At this point, he [...]
Injured Rafael Nadal Pulls Out Of London Olympics
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Calling it one of the saddest days of his career, reigning Olympic men’s tennis gold medalist Rafael Nadal announced in a statement that he has pulled himself from the London Games because of an unspecified injury. “I am not in condition to compete in the London Olympics and therefore will not travel as planned with [...]
Blake Griffin Out Of Olympics With Knee Injury
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
Turned out that the knee trouble that required Blake Griffin to leave Team USA and return to Los Angeles was a meniscus tear that will prevent him from participating in the London Olympics. For the Clippers, Griffin will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks, meaning he should be healthy in time for training camp in the [...]
Blake Griffin’s Injury Could Be Anthony Davis’ Gain
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
Blake Griffin, the high-flying powerful forward of the Los Angeles Clippers, just might be grounded for the London Games. And rookie Anthony Davis, the No. 1 draft pick of the New Orleans Hornets, elevates in the meantime. Griffin flew to Los Angeles for an MRI on his left knee, which was sprained during the NBA [...]
Dwyane Wade’s Knee May Keep Him Out Of Olympics
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade played with knee pain throughout the playoffs. He’ll soon know exactly what was causing that problem, and if it could keep him out of the London Olympics. One day after celebrating his second NBA championship, Wade told The Associated Press on Friday that he will soon have his ailing left [...]
