Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
According to the Los Angeles Times, Stafon Johnson who is a USC running back, injured himself in the weight room today,in what appears to have been a freak accident. They report that he was lifting weights this morning,then lost control of the bar,which then landed on his neck.
He started spitting up blood,and was then taken by ambulance to the hospital. He is reportedly undergoing surgery.
Chris Carlisle,who is the strength coach over at USC said that this was something he had never seen in all of his 25 years of coaching. He stated, “I’ve seen players have the bar slip and fall onto their chest, but never in my 25 years of coaching have I heard of someone dropping a bar on their throat.” (more…)
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
The younger brother of Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald hasn’t been blessed with the same degree of football skills.
But, by all appearances, Marcus Fitzgerald (who is on the preseason roster of the UFL’s California Redwoods) didn’t make up for the relative lack of physical prowess by acquiring an abundance of smarts.
Larry Fitzgerald has consistently shown that he knows what to say and what not to say when the public is paying attention. In one afternoon of frustration, however, Marcus has thrown a wrench into that carefully constructed image.
Last night, we pointed out that Marcus posted a stream of messages on his Twitter page during and after Sunday’s Cardinals-Jaguars game. The tweets expressed frustration regarding the fact that not enough of the 24 completions on 26 attempts from quarterback Kurt Warner were going to Larry.
Some of the posts clearly indicated that Larry himself expressed frustration — both via a halftime text message and a post-game phone call.
Never mind the fact that, you know, the Cardinals won the game by 14 points. (more…)
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Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Christine Paolilla 20/20 ABC – This evening “20/20? focused on the dramatic life story of Christine Paolilla a solitary kid who back in 2003 met and befriended Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell at Clear Lake High School in suburban Houston. Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell helped Christine to become more acceptable by her peers.But on July 18, 2003 Christine repaid Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell by killing them along with their boyfriends while they were watching television.Psychiatrist Gail Saltz, author of “Anatomy of a Secret Life: The Psychology of Living a Lie,” described Christine’s act by saying: (more…)
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