Brazil, the host country and favorite to win the 2014 World Cup, will have to continue their quest for their sixth trophy without the services of Neymar. The team-leader in goals scored suffered a vertebrae fracture during Friday’s win over 2-1 win over Columbia. The injury occurred when a Colombian defender Juan Zúñiga kneed him […]
Read MoreAfter San Antonio’s Game 1 victory in the NBA Finals, the topic of conversation isn’t Tim Duncan’s 90 percent shooting from the field or Manu Ginobili’s first quarter barrage. Instead the focus is on the heat and I don’t mean the team in the red jerseys. With the air conditioning in the AT&T Center malfunctioning, […]
Read MoreIt may be possible that a team on pace to win 60+ games and enter the postseason as the top overall seed may not be getting enough credit for their success but what the San Antonio Spurs have done this year is nothing short of remarkable. If the team had taken a step backward this […]
Read MoreMeniscus injuries have always been a problem in the NBA but they’ve gained notoriety this year thanks to Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose. This year Rose, Westbrook, and 11 other players have missed time following or recovering from a publicly reported meniscus injury or surgery with two additional players undergoing surgery in the offseason. This […]
Read MoreThe Lakers announced today that Kobe Bryant will not play for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. Bryant, who suffered a fractured tibia plateau in just his sixth game of the season, simply ran out of time. The injury has not surprisingly been slow to heal and after a recent examination Wednesday the team officially […]
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