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Flipper amputation doesn't stop sea turtle's return to the ocean

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Arts   来源:Green  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:Fautanu backpedaled to set up in pass protection when his right knee “got caught up in the ground weird.” The rest of his 6-foot-4, 317-pound frame kept moving. His leg did not. The result? A tear in the ligament designed to keep the knee stable. Season-ending surgery soon followed, with lingering doubts about whether he could make it back not far behind.

Fautanu backpedaled to set up in pass protection when his right knee “got caught up in the ground weird.” The rest of his 6-foot-4, 317-pound frame kept moving. His leg did not. The result? A tear in the ligament designed to keep the knee stable. Season-ending surgery soon followed, with lingering doubts about whether he could make it back not far behind.

In the midst of so much going on in a 36-hour window, the Pacers, racers and the Fever are all following the same playbook: Ignore the distractions and celebrate this incredible weekend.“You’ve got to enjoy the moment, let the excitement and pressure go, focus on the task at hand right in front of you,” Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard said. “It should be exciting and fun.”

Flipper amputation doesn't stop sea turtle's return to the ocean

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer, Masyn Winn had four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Wednesday night at soggy Camden Yards.St. Louis trailed 3-0 in the second inning and 4-2 in the fourth before coming back to win the deciding matchup of the three-game series.Jordan Walker’s two-run single provided the Cardinals with their first two runs and Donovan’s drive off Cade Povich in the fifth put St. Louis ahead 5-4.

Flipper amputation doesn't stop sea turtle's return to the ocean

Winn scored for the third time on a double by Iván Herrera in the seventh.On a wet, chilly day in Baltimore, the start of the game was delayed by rain for 31 minutes. The rain continued long after the first pitch, but by completing the game the teams avoided a potential makeup on Thursday, a scheduled day off.

Flipper amputation doesn't stop sea turtle's return to the ocean

It all worked out for the Cardinals, who have won seven of their last eight series. St. Louis is 18-5 since May 4.

Povich (1-4) struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings, but he allowed five runs, eight hits and three walks.CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Substitute Ousseni Bouda scored in the 74th minute, and the San Jose Earthquakes extended the LA Galaxy’s MLS record season-opening winless streak to 16 games with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night.

Bouda slipped between two defenders and got his third goal of the season on a precise pass from fellow substitute Preston Judd for the Quakes, who snapped a four-game losing streak in the California Clasico rivalry.The defending MLS Cup champion Galaxy (0-12-4) are edging toward historic ignominy after dropping yet another match at the stadium where they went unbeaten in 2024 and

“The frustrating part for me was we had more than enough opportunities to open that game up and be on top … and we just never got there,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “That’s disappointing.”The MLS record is 19 straight winless matches in league play by the MetroStars in 1999. Real Salt Lake also played 18 straight without a win from 2005-06.

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