Lynyrd Skynyrd's Van Zant Has Surgery
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Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery Thursday night, the band&#039;s manager said.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering on Wednesday from obesity surgery.
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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro went into surgery Sunday to determine the extent of &quot;life-threatening injuries&quot; after the colt broke three bones above and below his right rear ankle at the start of the Preakness Stakes.
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell  Owens underwent surgery to repair a broken finger on Monday,  sidelining the controversial player for two to four weeks.
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Astros outfielder Lance Berkman has surgery on his injured right knee, with recovery time expected to take from five to six months.
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Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was released from the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-night stay with a bruised sternum. McNair was injured late in the Titans&#39; 15-12 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday.
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NASHVILLE, United States  - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair, the National Football League co-Most Valuable Player who was limited to eight games this season by a bruised sternum, had chest surgery.
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Barry Manilow will take a break from his regular gig at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said.
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Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars was recovering Wednesday after undergoing hip replacement surgery, his publicist said.
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds had elbow surgery on Monday, one day after the regular season ended.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Tim Rattay will have surgery on his throwing arm Tuesday to correct a problem that has bothered him all season.
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Multi-faceted guitar great, Hank Garland, died Tuesday of a staph infection. He was 74. Garland, who could play jazz, blues, country, and rock, worked with such performers as Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers
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Giants defensive end Michael Strahan will have surgery Wednesday on his torn pectoral muscle, and he said the injury did not signal the end of his 12-year career.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD A South Dakota man, who recently weighed more than a-half ton, is recovering from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel had surgery yesterday to reduce the size of his stomach so he can&#39;t eat as much.
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Washington linebacker LaVar Arrington underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday, ruling him out of Monday night&#39;s meeting with Dallas.
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Birmingham, AL (Sports Network) - New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on his ailing left shoulder.
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Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen said  on Thursday he would enter rehab "to work on myself," a move  that appears to rule out a reunion by his troubled band when it  is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week.