Articles tagged: Weird Injuries

Brewers reliever Will Smith tore knee while taking off his shoe

Here’s another entry for the list of extremely dumb and unfortunate spring training injuries.

Arkansas-Little Rock coach broke hand punching white board, will coach in tournament

Chris Beard, the head coach of the 12th seeded Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, will coach in the NCAA Tournament with an injury.

Micah Johnson needed stitches because of injury suffered pitting avocado

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.

Derrick Favors thinks mattress may have contributed to back problems

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.

Falcons’ Tevin Coleman placed in concussion protocol after slipping in shower

Falcons rookie running back Tevin Coleman is suddenly in danger of missing the team’s big Week 16 matchup against the undefeated Carolina Panthers.

Drew Storen breaks thumb slamming locker shut

Nothing represents the Washington Nationals’ disappointing season better than what happened with Drew Storen this week.

Curt Casali suffered a strained hamstring during home-run trot

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.

Spider bite forces Indians’ Chris Johnson to miss games

Here’s one that will make Tobey Maguire do a double take.
Newly acquired Indians infielder Chris Johnson was forced out of the lineup on Saturday and Sunday against the Minnesota Twins.