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...jumped on Michael Jordan's back and rode it to three championships but did little else. Luc Longley, whose ability to get up and down the court makes the lumbering Patrick look like Maurice Greene. Luc Longley, who, days after the trade, promptly tore ligaments in his knee and will miss at least the first 15 games of the upcoming season...
...just-built apartment complex in the working-class suburb of Bankstown. Two-by-fours still littered the yard; a Dumpster out front hadn't yet been carted away. Hunter, a taciturn 320-pounder who likes the kitchen a lot, did most of the cooking. (He had the time, as knee surgery had forced him to withdraw from the shot-put competition.) After breakfast, Jones reported to a nearby track and practiced under the gaze of coach Trevor Graham. It was all very much like life back in Raleigh, N.C., which was precisely the point. But in Raleigh, she could sleep...
...other side of the ball, a solid defensive effort by Harvard would go a long way towards bolstering the confidence of sophomore goalkeeper Cheryl Gunther. A stellar performer throughout all of last year, Gunther has been hampered by a knee injury this season and is coming off her first regular season loss as a college player against Brown...
...This election year, despite all the negative rhetoric directed at soft money, the parties are not only knee-deep in the stuff, they're spending it with abandon. The Brennan Center study reveals unprecedented cash flow from party coffers into advertising: Between June 1 and September 20, the parties spent upwards of $52 million on commercials, versus the campaigns, which paid around $21 million...
DOUBLE WHAMMY Thought that knee injury was bad? Just wait. A major study that tracked more than 1,200 doctors for nearly 40 years found that sustaining a knee injury early in life can lead to a whopping fivefold increase in the risk of developing arthritis by age 65. Any way to avoid that fate? The researchers suggest using a knee brace--and totally giving up the injurious activity. --By Janice M. Horowitz...