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Oftentimes, a late-inning meeting at the mound meant that Wilson was going to make the short walk from third to the pitcher’s mound, and that the game was essentially over. He featured a hard fastball, a changeup, and a knee-buckling curveball that few Ivy Leaguers were able to touch...
...precise interplay between Dawson and the invigorated Crimson ground game and a healthy Fitzpatrick had yet to be determined. Even upon his return to the field in 2003, Fitzpatrick was hampered by a knee injury ameliorated only by off-season surgery, so just how Murphy would integrate his two most effective weapons remained anyone’s guess heading into last season...
...Registration Issue of September 1954, The Crimson published a full-page spread of photos of the destruction, featuring students awestruck at the knee-deep rains. Students, however, remained unharmed in the safety of their dorm rooms...
Some injuries tend to cluster at different ages. Doctors report seeing a lot of heel problems in kids 9 to 12 years old, elbow problems in kids 10 to 12 and knee injuries in kids 12 to 14. Gender also seems to play a role. Girls, for reasons that are not clear, are more likely than boys to tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)--a tough ribbon of tissue that holds the knee together. "Twenty years ago, it was rare for someone under age 15 to have ACL surgery," says Dr. Daniel Green, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital...
Wendell Petersen, 61, stopped running long distances after he suffered a herniated disk. Marti Devore, 53, abandoned stair climbers and treadmills when she aggravated an old hip injury. Marilyn Franzen, 52, gave up racquetball and triathlons after three knee operations. As Petersen, Devore, Franzen and any other middle-aged fitness buff can tell you, the older you get, the more you have to deal with creaky and painful joints. But the benefits of exercise--from lower blood pressure to improved mood--are just too great to pass up. So most people who want to remain active eventually learn to accommodate...