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Joaquin Benoit will be out for some time after tearing his left calf muscle on Monday, but it’s not what happened so much as how it happened that’s the story. Benoit’s Blue Jays got into a benches-clearing fight with the Yankees …
When it comes to odd baseball injuries — and there are many of them — this one certainly belongs at the top of the list. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Josh Reddick was out of the lineup for the team’s 18-9 victory over the …
Of all the bizarre, random, and weird injuries we’ve ever shared at LBS, this belongs towards the top. Taylor Heinicke, a third-string quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings, could be out up to three months after severing a tendon in his left …
There is an epidemic of weird injuries ripping through baseball, with Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin the latest victim. According to manager John Gibbons, Martin will miss a few days after injuring his knee in the shower — because he …
The Cleveland Indians probably didn’t think that they would have to worry about reliever Tommy Hunter’s sense of balance this season. Hunter has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a non-displaced fracture of a vertebra in his …
Texas Rangers left-handed reliever Jake Diekman will have a hard time living down the strange injury he suffered recently. Diekman lacerated his left index finger, landing him on the disabled list retroactive to July 6, according to the Associated …
Chicago White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon is headed for the disabled list due to a sprained wrist, and the way he suffered the injury is causing him some embarrassment. Rodon hurt his wrist Friday night when he braced himself after slipping on the …
After spending the first seven years of his major league career with the Twins, Brian Duensing is in his first with the Orioles, one that will include a lengthy absence as a result of a freak injury. The Orioles played the Rangers on Monday in a make …
All-Star slugger Jose Bautista was in the middle of another standout campaign for the Toronto Blue Jays, but then he ran into a wall. Literally. The Blue Jays placed Bautista on the 15-day disabled list with a big toe strain, they announced on …
Oakland Raiders tight end Clive Walford will not be participating in spring practices after he suffered a knee injury while riding an ATV earlier this offseason. Mike Garafolo and Peter Schrager of FOX Sports report that Walford had surgery a few …
Dodgers second baseman Micah Johnson, a depth player who will likely start the season in the minors, will miss a week of spring training due to a left hand injury. This isn’t terribly newsworthy until you learn how Johnson suffered said injury. …
Jazz big man Derrick Favors was recently sidelined for 16 consecutive games due to back spasms. Turns out the whole thing may have been avoided altogether if he had just made a trip to Mattress King. In an interview ahead of Monday night’s game …
Falcons rookie running back Tevin Coleman is suddenly in danger of missing the team’s big Week 16 matchup against the undefeated Carolina Panthers. The culprit for Coleman’s abrupt change in status? A home accident while in the shower, …
Notre Dame DB Drue Tranquill appeared to injure himself seriously after celebrating a third down stop towards the end of the second quarter against Georgia Tech Saturday. Tranquill was celebrating a pass breakup and leaped to bump a teammate, and he …
Nothing represents the Washington Nationals’ disappointing season better than what happened with Drew Storen this week. The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes reported Saturday that the Nats reliever broke his thumb slamming his locker after …
What in the name of Kendrys Morales is going on here? Rays catcher Curt Casali was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the team on Wednesday with a hamstring strain. How was the injury suffered, you ask? Apparently, Casali tweaked the hammy …
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