You never want to see a player go down, and you definitely don't want to see a player go down and stay motionless for a while after hitting his head. That was the scary moment the Celtics went through when Mickael Pietrus took a hard fall on Friday night.
Number one seed North Carolina was able to beat Crieghton on Sunday 87-73 and head to the sweet 16, but they lost a valuable part of their team in the process.
On Sunday night, Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano was hit by a pitch on the hand and left the game. He had X-Rays, and manger Joe Girardi reports that they were negative.
Over the weekend, Tiger Woods left a WGC event in Florida due to leg pain. We have now learned that he has an Achilles strain, but will play next week at Bay Hill.
The Troy High boys basketball team got past Bethlehem, 54-44, in a Section II Class AA Tournament quarterfinal game Saturday at Hudson Valley Community College.
The New York Knicks were on the cusp of a five game win streak, but Memphis spoiled that with a 94-83 win. The Knicks lost more than the game too, they may have lost Carmelo Anthony for a few games with an ankle sprain.
Turns out the loss to the Lakers on Thursday night may not be the worst thing that could have happened to the Knicks. Amare Stoudemire sprained his ankle during that loss and is currently day to day.
New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan confirmed yesterday in a conference call that Safety Jim Leonhard is done for the season with a torn patellar tendon.