Monday, 31 March 2014

Bryce Harper Suffered A Head Injury : Nats star kicked in head


The Nationals survived an early scare in the top of the second inning against the New York Mets on Monday when Bryce Harper was knocked woozy on a slide into second base, yet stayed in the game. Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper had a scary incident in Monday's game against the Mets in the second inning after getting kicked in the head by New York second baseman Eric Young Jr. Having drawn a leadoff walk, Harper went in hard at second base to break up a double play on Ian Desmond's grounder to third base. Harper did not appear to lose consciousness, but was on the ground for several minutes as he was tended to by trainers. He eventually was taken out of the game and walked off under his own power.

Sunday, 30 March 2014

Brooks Orpik Huge Hit on Jonathan Toews (Video) 3/30/14


Chicago Blackhawks fans are collectively holding their breath after captain Jonathan Toews was forced from their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday with an upper-body injury. Toward the end of the second period, with the Penguins holding a 2-1 lead, Toews took control of the puck along the boards when Brooks Orpik drilled him. The hit occurred in the second period. Toews was gathering the puck along the boards and didn't see Orpik coming, leading to one of the hardest hits of the season by far: Toews immediately grabbed his arm or shoulder and limped off to the locker room. Here's a closer look at the hit. The Blackhawks were down 2-1 at the time Toews was injured. Patrick Sharp also looked in pain on the bench, favoring his left arm/wrist, but he stayed in the game. The Blackhawks are already without Patrick Kane, out the rest of the regular season with a left leg injury, and Bryan Bickell, who could return from his upper-body injury on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild.

Jaba Kankava saves Oleg Gusev's life | Dynamo Kiev vs Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk


A player's injury in a Ukrainian Premier League match today could have ended in a much worse way if his opponent didn't act as quickly as he did.During today's match between Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Dynamo Kiev, Oleh Husyev took at knee to the head by Dnipro keeper Denys Boyko, immediately knocking him to the pitch. According to a report on the Toronto Sun, Husyev was unconscious and swallowed his tongue.When Husyev hit the ground, a member of the opposing team sensed trouble before running over and reaching into the 30-year-old’s mouth to clear his airway. When panic set in, members from both teams, along with the stadium’s medical staff, began working to stabilize Husyev, who eventually rose to his feet and was carted off the pitch.Medical attention was still obviously required, as a dazed and clearly foggy Gusev was lifted by staff and players onto the stretcher, and there is no word on his current condition as of now, although he was apparently seen standing on the sidelines after being brought off. The heroic actions of Kankava, which appeared to be almost instinctual, very likely avoided what could have been a much worse situation had Gusev gone some time without being able to breathe. The visiting Dnipro ended up winning 2-0 behind a pair of goals from Matheus bookending the halftime break. With the win, Dnipro is tied with Shakhtar Donetsk for the league’s lead, while Dynamo Kiev sits two points back in third.

Saturday, 29 March 2014

5.1 earthquake: Vin Scully calmly calls earthquake in Los Angeles


Nothing can shake Vin Scully, not even an earthquake.The legendary baseball announcer calmly integrated play-by-play commentary of the earthquake that struck Southern California on Friday evening into his call of the Dodgers' exhibition game against the Angels at Dodger Stadium. "A little tremor in the ballpark," Scully told viewers as Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis waited for a pitch from Garrett Richards of the Angels in the sixth inning. "I am not sure if the folks felt it but we certainly felt it here in press-box row. A tremor and only that, thank goodness."As you can see in the video, the cameras began to shake and couldn’t produce a steady picture while the 5.1 quake was going. The epicenter of the quake was said to be in La Habra, which is about 25 miles southeast of Dodger Stadium. That was close enough for everyone to feel it throughout the press area, according to Scully.Scully later recounted the massive 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area, which occurred just before a game of the World Series. No damage was reported in Los Angeles from the Friday quake, which was centered in La Habra.

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Lance Stephanson Ejected For Taunting Dwanye Wade (Video)


Lance Stephenson of the Indiana Pacers pulled off a nice move to finish at the rack, but the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade had the last laugh on Wednesday.With a little more than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and Indiana leading 74-72, Stephenson slithered his way through Miami’s defense for a lefty layup. After finishing the shot, Stephenson fell to the court, and he became entangled with Mario Chalmers as he sprang back to his feet. Wade watched as Stephenson reacted emotionally and the two players engaged in a staredown. Stephenson then said a few words to Wade, and the Heat’s All-Star guard simply smiled in return as Stephenson flexed towards the crowd and shouted. The outburst led Wade to raise his arms, wondering why the officials weren’t assessing a technical foul to Stephenson for his extra antics.But then he made a mistake. He taunted Dwyane Wade. Wade is a veteran troll. He simply smirked at Stephenson and then ... tattled. Wade gets the ref's attention and the refs give Stephenson his second technical foul of the game. Two technicals is an automatic ejection.

Saturday, 22 March 2014

Georgia performs ‘Money On My Mind’ on The Voice UK 2014


Christina Marie sang "Everlong" on The Voice UK 2014 Series 3 Live Quarter Finals for Team Ricky Wilson.Wow this was so off. Not a great vocal at all. She struggled from beginning to end. The black to color effect was interesting, but it didn’t help this performance at all because she was out of tune.

Christina Marie Performs ‘Everlong’ On The Voice UK 2014


Christina Marie stunned judges on The Voice with a sensational high note to win one of four fast passes to the semi-final of The voice. Performing last in the competition, she sang the Foo Fighters' Everlong, which took her straight through to the the next stage in the competition.I did not recognize the arrangement at all. How can “Everlong” be sung like this? Apparently it’s possible. I think at some point I didn’t even care what she was singing — she was so into it!She’s a front-runner for sure. She looks so current and I think she will do well if she wins.