Mashburn&#39;s season blocked by knee injury; may retire
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Barely more than a year removed from his best season, Jamal Mashburn is likely done playing in the NBA. Mashburn and the New Orleans Hornets announced Monday, a week before the opening
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Buffalo Bills running back Willis McGahee is listed as day-to-day with a bruised and hyperextended right knee.
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The New Jersey Nets Saturday placed guard Ron Mercer on the injured list. Mercer is scheduled to undergo left knee surgery on Monday and could be out of action for up to four weeks.
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Detroit Lions rookie running back Kevin Jones will be sidelined at least two weeks with a high right ankle sprain. Since the Lions have a bye this weekend, coach Steve Mariucci is hoping that Jones will just miss the October 10 game at Atlanta.
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Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee. A timetable for Odenâs return will be set following the surgery.
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Brian Russell had no idea what hit him. A guy who routinely tackles 250-pound running backs head-on and occasionally gets pulverized by rampaging 350-pound NFL linemen for a living nearly saw his season end because of a microscopic germ. The Cleveland Browns safety was flattened by a staph infection that hospitalized him during the preseason.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Sam Rayburn suffered minor injuries after being involved in a two-car accident on Monday night in Northeast Philadelphia.
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Hasselbeck had X-rays Sunday after injuring his right elbow in a 37-14 loss to the New York Jets. He was hurt in the fourth quarter while he was throwing, and Trent Dilfer replaced him for the rest of the game.
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A magnetic resonance imaging exam Monday revealed a serious left knee injury for safety Mike Brown. Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek also seriously hurt his left knee.
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Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning has  probably played his last game in the NBA after suffering a  serious knee injury in what is his final season with the team.
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The New Orleans Hornets are moving to the Western Conference without Jamal Mashburn ... for at least one season. Mashburn and the Hornets will announce later Monday that the former All-Star will
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Don't remind any of the New York Jets about their last meeting with the local rival Giants. The Jets' season pretty much fell apart that Saturday night last summer when Chad Pennington broke his right wrist.
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All-Pro defensive tackle Kris Jenkins for the season Wednesday to a shoulder injury, the fourth important player the team has lost this season.
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HOUSTON Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady missed most of practice today because of nagging hip and groin injuries. It&#39;s another sign that the two-time NBA scoring champ will probably sit out tomorrow&#39;s game against Minnesota.
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New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella femoral irritation of his right knee.
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It&#39;s an unspoken rule, probably written by a player, that a starter shouldn&#39;t lose his job to injury. Try selling that line to Pittsburgh Steelers fans who are busy chatting up rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the second coming of Terry Bradshaw.
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IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones will miss about two months with a broken shoulder blade. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells confirmed the injury Monday during his weekly news conference.