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Will The Lakers star Kobe Bryant’s injury to his wrist keep him benched this NBA season?  Bryant suffered two torn ligaments to his wrist in Monday’s pre-season game where the Lakers  were thrashed by The Clippers.  Bryant is pretty notorious for continuing to play the sport, regardless of injuries that would keep most players benched.

A source says that he believes Kobe will power through the injury and continue to play, though his wrist was incredibly swollen. Predictions say he will be playing in Sunday’s game.  The torn ligaments are in his right wrist, or shooting hand if you will.

Doctors say these types of injuries generally can take a couple of days to several weeks to heal properly.  If the damage is severe enough, it can actually cause the ligaments to shift, and heal wrong if not taken care of and well rested.

Adrenaline, a hormone also called epinephrine, is a rush that releases endorphins and causes a euphoric feeling, especially for sports stars and extreme athletes. The human body will actually produce this hormone after extreme exercise or sports activity!  It also has other health benefits such as increasing blood flow and support to your vital organs, and reduces the production of gastrointestinal activities.

Originally, Adrednaline helped our ancestors cope with “Fight or Flight” panic situations, and still helps us with that today. The release of this stress hormone in the body allows us to react quickly, whether it’s run fast to safety, or stay and fight.

Drinking coffee, soda or other highly caffeinated beverages can lead to an increase of this hormone released into the body.  It also has this reaction with stress and alcohol. Too much of this hormone  can have serious risks such as dizziness, elevated blood glucose levels, elevated blood pressure, and even cardiac arrest.

Adrenaline can also be given directly to a human in serious life or death situations, which can very likely save a life in cases of shock, asthma attacks, allergic reactions, as well as to stop local area bleeding.

Posted via:   http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-brown_pujols_angels_agree_terms_120811 

Albert Pujols, the heart and hammer of the St. Louis Cardinals for more than a decade, will leave St. Louis

and sign with the Los Angeles Angels, a person with knowledge of the deal told Yahoo! Sports.

Latecomers to the Pujols derby, the Angels will pay him $250 million to $260 million over 10 years, a devastating turn for the Cardinals and a departure from past organizational philosophies for Arte Moreno’s Angels. Within minutes of reaching an agreement with Pujols, they did the same with free-agent left-hander C.J. Wilson. They won him away from the hyper-aggressive Miami Marlins, reportedly paying him $77.5 million over five years.

Pujols left the Cardinals after 11 seasons and two World Series titles.
(AP)

After a month-long search for wealth and happiness, most notably in Miami, Pujols will not return to the only organization he’s known.

The contract value is the second or third highest in baseball history, behind the contract Alex Rodriguez signed with the New York Yankees in 2008 ($275 million) and perhaps higher than the one Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers in 2001 ($252 million).

posted via:  http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-addington-and-pattie-lead-cup-silly-season-changes-for-crew-chiefs/

Apparently, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series “silly season” isn’t just for drivers anymore. Silly season is the NASCAR nickname given to a time period during which drivers and other team personnel, notably crew chiefs, change teams. The most recent installment of silly season has seen more than its fair share of driver changes — Kurt Busch’s recent firing at Penske Racing, Clint Bowyer leaving Richard Childress Racing for Michael Waltrip Racing and Kasey Kahne’s departure from Red Bull Racing for Hendrick Motorsports, just to name a few.

This silly season though, the names of crew chiefs seem to be popping up even more than drivers. Even championship-winning crew chiefs are not immune to pink slips. Fresh off being the 2011 Sprint Cup Series champion crew chief, Darian Grubb was relieved of his duties on the No. 14 team of Stewart-Haas Racing.

Steve Addington announced a few days after the conclusion of the 2011 season that he was leaving the No. 22 team at Penske Racing. It was revealed a few days after that that he was going to be Stewart’s crew chief, replacing Grubb, in 2012.

“Tony (Stewart) and I are a lot alike, and we’re able to push each other,” Addington said. “I saw how he worked when we were at (Joe) Gibbs (Racing) together, and I’m not surprised at all the success he’s created at Stewart-Haas Racing. He expects a lot, and he knows a lot. His talent behind the wheel is obvious, but his ability to motivate and get everyone to believe that whatever goal they set is attainable is something every crew chief wants, and I plan to make the most of it.”

Brian Pattie, who was fired from the No. 42 team at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing just before the Brickyard 400 in July, was recently announced as the crew chief for Bowyer at Michael Waltrip Racing. After finishing out 2011 with an interim crew chief, Juan Montoya’s 2012 crew chief on the No. 42 team will be former Nationwide Series part-time crew chief Chris Heroy.

“Michael Waltrip Racing is an up-and-coming team, making improvements every day,” Pattie said. “I know how close it is to joining the upper echelon of the Sprint Cup Series. When I started talking with Michael about opportunities at MWR, I really did my research and was impressed by their commitment to getting to the top of the sport. I feel like this is a great opportunity to join a new team with a new driver and start building something.”

posted via:  http://www.hockeywilderness.com/

With the news that Guillaume Latendresse and Marek Zidlicky are skating back in St. Paul comes news that Devin Setoguchi is injured and it may (or may not) be serious. The Wild have to be tired of the injury dance, yet the fill in players have performed admirably and the Wild haven’t missed a step due to the injuries.

Still, wouldn’t it be nice to see what a fully healthy Minnesota Wild team looks like?

The return of Latendresse and Zidlicky are not imminent. They are skating at this point. They still need to get back in shape, have some practices, and then earn their way back into the lineup. You don’t just get to play at this point, right? Or do they?

With Setoguchi out, the Wild sure could use their injured top six (top line really) forward in Latendresse. Instead, Cal Clutterbuck likely moves up, Casey Wellman remains on the second line, and the Wild play through yet another injury. Imagine, for a moment, that LAtendresse and Zidlicky are healthy and ready to play tonight. Do they play? Do they have to wait for an opening? Who sits? Who goes to Houston to make room? What are your lines?

You lead the Church of Yeo in this hypothetical. What do you do?

posted via:  http://armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/colin-montgomerie-promotes-golf-in.html

CLAD IN BLUE JEANS AND a navy blue sweater, former European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie struck iron shots from scruffy turf as British troops and Afghan children looked on. Montgomerie had helped convert a firing range into a driving range at Camp Bastion, a British military base in Helmand. Then he showed his hosts how it was done.

“It was quite good to get the lads out and have a go,” Monty said of the impromptu exhibition and golf clinic.

The Scottish golf star spent three November days in Afghanistan, a roving golf ambassador of sorts. The trip was arranged by the PGA of Britain and Ireland. Montgomerie donated golf equipment and gave lessons to troops and youngsters. While acknowledging that Afghan youth were growing up in a war-torn land, he hoped golf could be a positive vehicle for the next generation.

“It is great to promote the game here to encourage the Afghans to have a [Olympic] team in 2016,” he said.

Monty offered swing tips to soldiers and about two dozen Afghan kids who had never gripped a golf club. After taking a turn, Masoma Alyari, a 15-year-old girl, said she hoped to play again.

“It’s the first time that I’ve played golf, and it’s really interesting,” Alyari said.

She might just be hooked.

posted via:  http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/8/2619922/cj-wilson-signing-angels-contract

Thursday morning, shortly after signing the second-greatest first baseman in major-league history, the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly signed free-agent starting pitcher C.J. Wilson for five years and $77.5 million.

And you thought the Miami F. Marlins were going to completely dominate this year’s Winter Meetings.

Wednesday evening in Dallas, Wilson arrived at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas — site of this year’s Winter Meetings — and within hours we knew he was deciding between offers from the Angels and the Marlins. And Thursday morning, we had puffs of white smoke: Christopher John Wilson — @str8edgeracer to his biggest fans — will ply his trade next season for the Angels. And quite likely, for the next five seasons.

The early buzz is that Wilson’s deal is exceptionally team-friendly, and he’s certainly been worth more than $15 million in each of the last two seasons. But it’s worth remembering that Wilson is not overly proven; just a year younger than Mark Buehrle, Wilson’s got 43 wins in the major leagues next to Buehrle’s 161. We know C.J. Wilson can pitch brilliantly; we don’t know if he can pitch brilliantly for four or five or six years in a row. Still, this does seem like a fine deal for his new club.

Wilson reportedly had a six-year offer from the Marlins, but the lure of pitching where he grew up — Wilson was born in Orange County, nearly 32 years ago — might have played a part in his decision. Tuesday in his Winter Meetings press conference, Angels manager Mike Scioscia made it clear what his club’s priority was this winter. Asked if he would prefer a power hitter or a pitcher, Scioscia said, “We need to get stronger pitching.”

Now, with Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Wilson, the Angels have the best 1-2-3 starters in the American League. They’ve just gotten significantly better … and at the exact same moment, made their top competition in the American League West significantly worse.

Posted via:  http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/week-14-in-fantasy-football-favorable-and-unfavorable-matchups/

At the risk of being struck down from the heavens, we’re here to say that we’re down on Tim Tebow (DEN vs. Chicago) in Week 14. One reason is that Tebow’s legs might not be able to save him against the Bears sixth ranked run defense. Chicago has held opposing teams’ ground games to just under 100 yards a game this season. The Bears’ pass defense is also better than you might think. If you take away the major beat-downs from Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Cam Newton this season, the Bears are coughing up just 12 fantasy points on average to opposing quarterbacks. Thus, Tebow is among our unfavorable matchup picks for Week 14.

Tim Tebow doesn’t throw interceptions b/c his throws are SO bad that the defense isn’t even within range to catch them!

Posted via:  http://www.dailynorseman.com/2011/11/12/2557554/your-week-10-fantasy-football-sleeper-of-the-week

Well, our pick for last week was okay. . .not great, but okay. Chris Ivory got more carries for the New Orleans Saints last week against the Atlanta Falcons (15) than Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles combined (8 for Thomas, 4 for Sproles), and managed 67 yards for his efforts. Not great, but a solid effort for a guy as a bye week replacement. He’ll probably get worked more into the lineup for the Saints as the weeks progress, but that doesn’t do you a whole lot of good this week.

No, this week, we’re going to go with a guy at the wide receiver spot that could be able to help you against a fairly porous pass defense.

In the last two games, Cowboys‘ wide receiver Laurent Robinson has taken full advantage of an injury that has sidelined Miles Austin. He has five catches and a touchdown in each of his last two games, including a 70-yard touchdown catch against the Philadelphia Eagles a couple of weeks ago and a 6-yard scoring catch against the Seattle Seahawks last week. Austin is going to be out a couple more weeks, and Robinson will be getting the start across from Dez Bryant as a result.

The Bills‘ pass defense isn’t very good, as they are allowing 260.4 passing yards a day, putting them 26th in the NFL in that category. Playing on the fast track of Jerryworld, it looks like something that Tony Romo can take advantage of, and it could be beneficial for you to pick up Robinson at this point.

According to Yahoo!, Robinson is currently owned in 44% of all their leagues, which means there’s a chance he’s available in yours, too. Go have a look and see if you could use an upgrade at wide receiver. Keep in mind, because of the strangeness of the NFL schedule, there are no byes this week, but you can always upgrade somewhere on your roster, I’m sure.