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NEWS ABOUT: knee injury

knee injury stories: 15 news summaries
shake it, don't break it

 Shakira Imitator 
 Can't Sue Bar 

Shake it and break it? You're on your own, court rules

Oct 23, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who says she shredded knee ligaments when she fell during a “Shake it Like Shakira” contest can't sue the New York bar that staged the competition. Calico Jack’s Cantina is off the hook after Megan Zacher's lawyer failed to convince a judge the bar “knew... More »

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New York City • dancing • contest • lawsuit • Shakira • knee injury • bar • Megan Zacher • Calico Jack's Cantina

(Newser) - Quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game since missing almost all of last season with a knee injury, threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:06 to lead the New England Patriots to a comeback 25-24 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills tonight, the Boston Herald reports. Brady, 32,... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Tom Brady • quarterback • comeback • knee injury

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers got a 33-yard field goal from Jeff Reed 4½ minutes into overtime tonight to beat the visiting Tennessee Titans, 13-10, in the first game of the NFL season. It was an uneven performance for the defending champions, the Post-Gazette reports; Pittsburgh also lost Pro Bowl safety Troy... More »

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NFL • Tennessee Titans • Pittsburgh Steelers • Troy Polamalu • knee injury • Jeff Reed • defending champions

US OPEN

Gimpy Venus Needs
Big Comeback to Advance

Third-seeded Williams rallies to beat 47th-ranked Russian in three sets

Aug 31, 09 10:29 PM CDT
(AP) - Quite close to losing in the US Open's first round for the first time, Williams came all the way back from a set and a break down to beat 47th-ranked Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3 tonight. The No. 3-seeded Williams, twice the champion at Flushing Meadows, had... More »

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Venus Williams • US Open Tennis • knee injury • Vera Dushevina

 Running May Be 
 Good for Knees 

Runners' 'motion groove' can prevents arthritis in old age

Aug 12, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom holds that running will eventually trash your knees by wearing down their cartilage, ultimately leading to arthritis. But that may have to be revised: Recent studies suggest that runners may have healthier knees in old age than their sedentary peers, reports Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times.... More »

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health • running • old age • knee • knee injury • arthritis • jogging

(Newser) - Rafael Nadal announced today that he will not defend his Wimbledon title, the BBC reports. A nagging knee injury and losses in exhibitions today and yesterday appear to have convinced the world’s No. 1 tennis player to bow out of the tournament, to begin Monday. “He is having... More »

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tennis • Rafael Nadal • Wimbledon • knee injury • tournament • tendonitis • champion

OPINION

 Inspire Us, Tiger 


Feb 27, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Ignore the nonstop gloom and doom of economic news to consider a wonderful thing: Tiger Woods is playing golf again. Woods has been rehabbing his left knee since just after his gutsy 2008 US Open win settled forever the question of whether a golfer could be called an “athlete,... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • surgery • Gene Robinson • US Open • knee injury • ligament • economy • US Open Golf

Everyone, Even Tiger, Is Watching That New Knee

Golf great is optimistic about return, but no more sure than the rest of us

Feb 25, 09 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - As Tiger Woods returns to golf today after an 8-month hiatus, the big question is how his surgically repaired left knee will hold out, the Miami Herald reports. If the injury that had plagued him for years is really fixed, could Tiger’s swing become even more fearsome? “I’... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • surgery • PGA Tour • torn ACL • knee injury • Match Play Championship

(Newser) - Tiger Woods returns to golf this week, and he’s sure to amaze—that’s just what he does, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “The most compelling athlete of his generation” has made over his game three times already, and after injury and 8 months off, a new... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • rehabilitation • US Open • knee injury

 Winners, Losers in Brady Injury 

San Diego, AFC East teams rejoice; Belicheck, NFL not so much

Sep 9, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Brady’s season-ending injury sent shockwaves through the NFL —and not everyone was celebrating. Don Banks breaks down the winners and losers in Sport Illustrated:
  • Winner: The Chargers —The Patriots always seem to knock San Diego out of the playoffs.
  • Loser: The
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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Tennessee Titans • Tom Brady • New York Jets • San Diego Chargers • knee injury • AFC East

 Brady Out for 
 Season With Torn ACL 

Star hurler's knee buckles in 17-10 victory over Kansas City

Sep 7, 08 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patriots QB Tom Brady is likely out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Coach Bill Belichick said he had no news on Brady's knee, which buckled when Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard struck it in today's 17-10 Patriots victory—but one team source told Yahoo! Sports,... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Tom Brady • sports injuries • knee injury

 Knee Surgery to End
 Tiger's Season 

Suffered a stress fracture before Open

Jun 18, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, AP reports—an injury he has dealt with the last 10 months despite winning nine of 12 tournaments. Woods said on his website today he suffered a double stress... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • surgery • US Open • knee injury • US Open Golf

 Gimp Can't Hold Tiger Back 

Woods stays ahead of the field and in the red at Torrey Pines

Jun 15, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Phil Mickelson is out of the picture, and Rocco Mediate doesn't worry Tiger Woods much. For most of the US Open's third round yesterday, Tiger's biggest threat was his own left knee, Golf.com reports. The knee would send his tee shots flaring off the fairway, and then Woods would... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • US Open • Torrey Pines • knee injury • Geoff Ogilvy • Rocco Mediate • US Open Golf

 Pierce Plays Through Pain 

Celtics captain, felled by knee sprain, jumps back into game

Jun 6, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Paul Pierce crumpled to the parquet in the third quarter of last night's NBA Finals game, everyone watching likely echoed the fears of Boston coach Doc Rivers, who "thought the worst." But after writhing in pain and leaving the court in a wheelchair, the Celtics captain returned,... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce • knee injury • 2008 NBA playoffs

Major Knee Injuries Soar for Child Athletes

Increasingly arduous world of kid sports taking toll

Feb 18, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The number of serious knee injuries that doctors once saw only in adults is skyrocketing among children as kid sports become increasingly demanding, reports the New York Times. Injuries such as a torn ACL—the major ligament that stabilizes the knee—require surgery that poses particular risks to children who... More »

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sports • children • soccer • sports injuries • torn ACL • knee • knee injury • ligament

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