Dickie V is back after throat surgery
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Dick Vitale's first "Welcome Back" came well before the start of the Duke-North Carolina game.
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Evangelist Billy Graham was in fair condition following surgery on Wednesday at a North Carolina hospital to update a device that drains fluid from his brain, hospital officials said.
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Tycho:  To the great delight of a vocal percentage of the readership, Div has returned.  Briefly.  Now he can return to attic storage, there to languish in oak, resting in close proximity to my Spelling Bee medals and an black baseball mitt (unused).
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A German whose lower jaw was cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years â- bratwurst sandwich â -er surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and
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Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick was cleared Monday to rejoin the team after being suspended this season because of a night of drinking with underage girls.
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Tennessee quarterback Billy Volek had surgery Friday to repair a severely separated throwing shoulder.
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Marcus Washington had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, the second operation this offseason for the Washington Redskins linebacker, the team announced Thursday.
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RB Clinton Portis, Redskins After taking a week off to rest his ailing shoulder, the speedy back made a strong return with 86 yards rushing and two touchdowns and two catches for 78 yards.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is recovering and doing paperwork at his country retreat over the weekend after successfully undergoing treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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Sioux Falls, SD - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery.
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_ Carl and Clarence Aguirre, the formerly conjoined twins who are rapidly recovering from their surgical separation, had their tonsils successfully removed Friday.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful operation Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat and was recovering at home, a hospital official said.    Simon Wilde, a spokesman for Hammersmith Hospital in west London, also said Blair would have a "rapid and complete recovery" and there was a low risk the problem would recur...
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A postoperative scan of Billy Graham's brain following a surgery to update a shunt that controls excess fluid is encouraging, his doctor said Thursday as the world-renown evangelist continued his recovery.
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LONDON: A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first solid meal in nine years -- a bratwurst sandwich -- after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his face.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home yesterday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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Evangelist Billy Graham underwent successful surgery Wednesday to update a shunt that controls excess fluid in his brain, and was expected to remain in the hospital for several days.
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Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik has left the hospital and returned to Florida less than a week after he was slashed in the throat by a teammate's skate.