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How Things Like This End (Part 5)

Grant Broward | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices
Grant Broward

One morning I awake to a friend's text message: "You're going to flip shit when you check your newsfeed." I immediately know what to expect, and my suspicions are instantly confirmed. I always knew this day would come. Matt and Liz are engaged.

Football Season Means ACL Tears

Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 12.14.2012 | Sports
Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the more common injuries to the knee, and the incidence of such tears is even greater in high-demand athletes. Unfortunately, football stars Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets and Brian Cushing of the Texans can attest to this firsthand.

Can Rivera Return?

AP | DAVE SKRETTA | Posted 07.03.2012 | Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mariano Rivera sat on a chair in the corner of the visitor's clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, his right knee tightly wrapped Fr...

Derrick Rose's Season-Ending Injury Explained

Posted 04.29.2012 | Healthy Living

NBA players Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert both suffered torn ACLs during playoff games Saturday afternoon. The injury not only ends the postseason...

Rehab Before Surgery For ACL Tears In Amateur Athletes

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

NEW YORK — Attention, weekend athletes: Don't be too quick to agree to surgery for a common type of knee ligament tear. A study of Swedish amat...