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The Metsâ second baseman injured his right hand when he tried to break up a fight over the All-Star Game break.
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Nadia Petrova fell victim to a strained pectoral muscle on Friday, her mid-match pullout setting up a final between Justine Henin and Amelie Mauresmo at the Eastbourne Championships.
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Nuggets shooting guard Voshon Lenard will be sidelined at least six months after surgery Monday on his torn left Achilles&#39; tendon.
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Oakland Athletics right fielder Jermaine Dye missed Saturday's game because of a fractured left thumb and isn't expected to be back in the lineup for some time.
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Delonte West underwent surgery on his broken right hand yesterday at New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Drew Terrano and team physician Arnold Scheller performed the operation in which a fracture of the fourth metacarpal was reduced and held with two screws.
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Kim Clijsters&#39; return to action ended prematurely on Saturday - playing in her first tournament in more than four months, she fell victim to a wrist injury in her semi-final match against Elena Bovina in the Gaz de France Stars tournament.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Zoran Planinic of the New Jersey Nets underwent surgery on his broken left hand Thursday and is sidelined indefinitely.
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During a baseball game last June, 12-year-old Steven Domalewskiâs chest was hit by a ball struck with a metal bat, causing his heart to stop. His brain did not receive sufficient oxygen for 15 minutes.
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STAFF WRITER. Peterson joined several fellow defensive starters on the sidelines: linebacker Derek Smith (leg), defensive end Andre Carter (back) and cornerback Mike Rumph (broken arm).
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Alexander Ovechkin, the Team Russia winger and No. 1 overall draft pick of the Caps last June, suffered a shoulder injury while playing in the World Junior Hockey Championship title game.
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Philadelphia 76ers star guard Allen Iverson was sidelined for Saturday's game versus the Dallas Mavericks because of a strained left shoulder.
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Suns All-Star forward Shawn Marion missed his second straight game Friday night because of a bruised right hand. Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said Marion's hand, injured Tuesday at Indiana, was too swollen and sore for him to play in Friday's rematch against the Pacers.
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MADRID, Oct 8 (SW) - Jonathan Woodgate will continue to be sidelined for a while, after being injured in a friendly match on Wednesday.
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The avalanche of injuries that has raced across the Notre Dame men&#39;s basketball roster in recent months has now touched someone yet to play one minute for the Irish.
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Defending champion Kim Clijsters will miss the U.S. Open because of a left wrist injury. A posting on her Web site Thursday said an MRI exam and X-ray showed the problem is worse than originally believed and that the Belgian will be sidelined for the coming weeks &#151; and probably two months, meaning she'll also miss the Fed Cup final in September.
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Amelie Mauresmo was handed a place in the Advanta Championships final after Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semi-final because of injury.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 12 -- Don't ask Kevin Millar to explain the inner workings of the large patch on his right forearm. It has a mini-battery in it and feeds some sort of medication -- he has no idea what -- into his strained forearm. What he knows for certain is this: It's designed to get...