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NBA: New Orleans 97, Portland 78

Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:22 by Rakhi

Portland, Ore. -- Willie Green came off the bench to help rally New Orleans in the second quarter Friday and the Hornets went on to defeat Portland 97-78.

New Orleans ended a two-game skid that had seen the Hornets lose for just the second and third times this season.

Portland took a seven-point lead in the first period, but New Orleans outscored the Trail Blazers by 13 in the second and eventually pulled away.

Green scored 19 points, Trevor Ariza had 18 and Chris Paul scored 16 points to go with 13 assists.

Brandon Roy, having missed Golden State's previous three games with a knee injury, led the Warriors with 27. Portland has lost back-to-back games and four of its last six.

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Venus Williams says she is done for season

Thu, 10/07/2010 - 09:39 by Prince damin

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- U.S. tennis star Venus Williams said Wednesday she will miss the rest of the 2010 season due to a knee injury.

The balky knee has slowed the seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams for most of the second half of the season.

"I am very disappointed to announce that I will be unable to play in the season-ending WTA Championships and Fed Cup final," Williams said in a statement. "I have been getting treatment and therapy on my knee and have been making progress, but unfortunately must continue to keep weight off my knee for the short term and won't be ready to return to competition in 2010."

NFL player Kenny McKinley dies of apparent gunshot wound

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 15:33 by Natalie James

Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley has been found dead in his home, in an apparent case of suicide, according to media reports. He was 23.

Physical therapy as beneficial as surgery for knee ligament injuries—study

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:15 by Neha Gupta

A surgery is not always the best remedy in case of a knee ligament injury, reveals a novel study aimed at comparing the benefits of surgery and physical therapy in case of a knee injury.

Detroit Lions QB Stafford 'day-to-day'

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 02:43 by surajdogra

Detroit -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears and is listed as day-to-day, the NFL team said.

Head Coach Jim Schwartz would not comment on an ESPN report the 21-year-old rookie signal-caller suffered a dislocated knee, The Detroit Free Press said Monday.

Stafford, who threw for 296 yards against the Bears, was injured when he was sacked late in the game and was replaced by veteran backup quarterback Daunte Culpepper in the fourth quarter.

"Matt is day-to-day with a knee and we'll see where he is on Wednesday," Schwartz told The Detroit News.

Schwartz said Stafford had undergone medical tests and was listed as day-to-day

Ferrero reaches fourth round at open

Mon, 09/07/2009 - 00:19 by surajdogra

New York -- Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain advanced in the U.S. Open Sunday after his third-round opponent, Gilles Simon, pulled out with a knee injury.

Ferrero, seeded No. 24, was leading 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 when Simon, the ninth seed, retired.

The Spaniard is in the fourth round at the open for the first time since 2003.

The No. 2 and 3 seeds, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, played later matches.

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Clark of Colorado Rapids out for season

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 01:54 by Salinder Kumar

Commerce City, Colo. -- Colorado Rapids midfielder Colin Clark will miss the rest of the 2009 Major League Soccer season because of a knee injury, the team announced Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Clark tore a ligament in his left knee during training Tuesday. He is scheduled to undergo surgery early next week.

Clark has been on the Colorado team since 2006. He scored three goals in 16 games this season.

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