“I am disappointed that an NFL player can have an enlarged heart and not know it.”

Alas, he’s the second athlete in the last week to die from an apparent enlarged heart, as this appears to also be what killed that D-II college basketball player during a game. Perhaps it’s best to get a medical expert on to talk about how well these conditions can be detected?

I wonder if sonograms would reveal any red flags.

I think the NHL needs to go to 4 on 4 for twenty minutes. Somebody is going to score.
The tension had been racheted up during the last two in reg and all of the ot.

Are the various player’s unions involved in physical checkups? I know that players will sometimes try to avoid physicals if they have some injury and are vying for a new contract. I wonder if there is some basic physical that would test for enlarged hearts, diabetes, the other afflictions mentioned above, etc. that would not be invasive into the sensitive areas of a player’s livlihood.

Tony Romo played like he had a relapse and hooked up with Jessica Simpson on Friday night.

Thank jeebus that the ‘hawks were on at the same time. I would have heard that Viking horn in my sleep.
You don’t try to sack No. 4, you read his eyes and hijack the passing play.

Great start to the road trip for the hawks. Got the first 4 points. I also thought yesterday mighta been a L or OTL so we are already a plus on the trip. I am also glad to see sharpy put a goal in during the shootout.

A little love for Niemi too, please.

Im really hating Cardinals fans right now

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/12799782/mcgwire-cheered-evades-steroid-questions-in-short-news-conference

Yes, Chet’s I.E.
and
Bertuzzi? no thank you!

Wow, I picked one helluva time to make my first trek out to Joe Louis Arena. I’ll tell you one thing… if you think there are some meatballs in the 300 level at the UC, you should visit the Joe. While I realize he’s not representative of all Wings fans, I was stuck next to one of those guys who thinks that every time somebody on his team falls, a penalty should have been called. And for a city that calls itself “Hockeytown,” you’d think they know not to boo when play is stopped for a hand pass (evidently they thought a penalty was being called on the Wings). Overall, the Hawks were definitely off their game–when’s the last time they were outshot by an opponent?–but still managed a win on the road against a now-healthy Detroit. That counts as progress in my book.

sounds like a great roadtrip BevBrew (even if you sat amid Wings meatballs).

Confidential to The Crusty Towel of Gotham City-Town: Yesterday’s Bears News–There, but for the grace of Invisible Friend, go y’all. Enjoy your jewelry while you can!

huh???

gaines adams was DEAD when he was traded here! Congrats to Jerry traded a high 2nd rounder for a dead guy!!

Eddy Curry???

Shame about the kid tipping over at 26, way to doggone young!!! I would suspect that in-depth heart testing was not done, why would they, for a 26 year guy?, unless he showed some symptoms, why bother?

Bluecarps doc wants him to get a fancy screening, somewhere in illinois, I’m not sure the Hoosiers have access to the technology required.

Oh, and I’m totally with Likquid Swords… As a Cubs fan, I’ve always hated Cardinals fans but at the same time respected them for being knowledgeable and loyal baseball fans. After watching them give Big Mac a standing ovation (and booing Jack Clark for telling it like it is) I no longer have any respect for them.

Cardinals fans have always struck me as “my guy, right or wrong”.
They have the decency to applaud when the other team/player does something well, but they really have their blinders on for their Cards.

when were Cards fans worthy of respect?

St. Louis smells worse than Hammond

http://jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com/2010/01/15/arenas-jail-for-year-void-his-contract/

Did Q ever address why Huet wasnt pulled in the Columbus game? Guess it doesnt matter. Niemi. WILL be your playoff goalie.

how the heck did shonn greene slip to the 3rd round? 4 spots before our stud, jarron gilbert. hopefully we can get a quality producer like dusty dvorachek, our 3rd rounder in 2006!

WTF is wrong with St. Louis fans?

They live in St. Louis, for openers.

Each year in the United States, hundreds of young people die suddenly and unexpectedly due to cardiac arrhythmias.
These conditions include Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Brugada Syndrome, etc.
LQTS is now known to be 3 times more common in the US than childhood leukemia.
HCM is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in people under 35.
Most cardiac problems that may cause sudden death in the young can be diagnosed and treated.
With treatment, people with these conditions can have normal, productive lives.

Shonn Greene slipped because his 40 time was 4.50 I think.

But the Jets were smart enough to trade-up to grab him for their backfield.

“Shonn Greene slipped because his 40 time was 4.50 I think.”

Which continues to show how overrated the 40 time is and how ridiculous it is that NFL teams seem to use it as the #1 indicator of where a player should go in the draft.

It’s the FINAL CEEEYOUNT-DOWN !!!!

I just hope the media continues to pepper McGwire during the seasons about his half-azzed confession, and grill LaRussa about his knowledge of Canseco and McGwire’s use. I think a certain STL 1st baseman better be a tad bit nervous.

season not seasons

I also think that the NFL use of the Wonderlic is nuts.
Some of the best players are dumba$$es.
So what?
Even at QB, I think that Dan Marino had a very low score…and Vince Young had a 6 or something.

Albert goes to GNC and works out harder than anyone, just ask Tony LaRussa.

You cant handle the truth

I need to tape a game that Jim Nantz/Phil Simms call, just so I have it handy in case of insomnia.

Bruuuce Lee-Vine is reporting that The Cubs are talking with Jermaine Dye to back-up RF/LF/1B and pinch-hit (and DH during inter-league play).
This puts a 10-day old story back on the front-burner.

Bernsie, Steve Moore is the name you are searching for.

Didn’t Jermaine keep emphasizing he wants full time duties somewhere in “O Ten” (why do seemingly smart people all around me keep saying “O Ten” when referring to the year?)??

This is a head-scratcher for me. If Jermaine’s going to be a bench player, he may as well be the Sox DH against lefties and very very very part timer in RF if and when Q gets hurt this year.

I agree, I was surprised…because NL bench players won’t be paid as much as an AL DH/RF.
But when Texas signed Vlad to DH, it didn’t leave too many options open for JD.

I was glad to see The Sox sign Bobby Jenks and CQ over the weekend, to avoid the bitterness of arbitration (I think that it would have had much more of a negative effect on CQ because he seems a bit fragile mentally in addition to physically.)

Beverly, glad you survived a trip to the Joe. Are you really that surprised with the way their fans act? The Ded Wings have been MASTERS for over a decade now of drawing penalties with all their diving, whining and b*tching. Bunch of Euro-trash that that did nothing but chirp for the last 10 years every time an opposing player put a stick on them. And to top it off, that team has been the biggest abuser of using the pick to create offensive chances… they have gotten away with that cr@p for over 10 years now. The rest of the league always gets the interference call but these pu**ies practice that move. Notice how they complained and whined and cried to the officials yesterday about the ‘Hawks getting 3 PP in a row. What happens? The ‘Hawks get called for 3 penalties one right after another. Not even 2 seconds clicked off the clock before the f’ing ref had his arm in the air again. Complete BS. I can’t wait until Draper and Maltby finally get off the ice for good. I just want to see Maltby get the living sh*t beat out of him before he goes. Yeah, ‘Hawks definitely did not have their best game yesterday but Niemi kept them in it despite Bertuzzi’s 360 at the goal line and Sharp pots the winner. Loved watching Howard turn his stick into kindling. What’s even better is that Detroit got ripped off in the SO against Dallas the night before and ended up losing. Seeing the replays of that made my night! Now it’s time to march into Ottawa and take 2 points out of there!

I just heard the most amazing insightful sports thought ever: ” what do you think about the Saints vs Vikings,” ” if the Saints play good football and the Vikings are off their game then its the Saints all the way” … I could not believe what i heard. and this from a ” tru Packer Fan”

Are there any clauses in the Gaines Adams contract that deal with any death related issues? I ask this beacuse the Buccs have a 2nd round pick and the Bears have a dead player. Yes it’s unfortunate that the boy died, but that’s the biggest lose lose scenario i can think of! “here’s a porential prospect, you give us a 2nd round pick, and ooops, now he’s dead….that’s for the 2nd round pick now while you, the Bears, have nothing now.” Can the Bears get that 2nd round pick back?

Guys, I was as stunned as anyone to learn of Gaines Adams’ sudden passing. I found out about Gaines’ death on the “FOX NFL Sunday” pregame show with Insider Jay Glazer. I know that while he did little statistically as a reserve in 10 games for the Bears since the trade with the Buccaneers, I thought the trade was going to mean more next season with Adewale Ogunleye likely to leave. The part of this tragedy that makes it harder to swallow is what the Bears knew or maybe didn’t know about the enlarged heart doctors supposedly found in his system. It makes me wonder what the Bears can do moving forward to compensate for Adams’ loss given what they had planned for the most recent #99 in Halas colors.

The Bears are SOL as to that pick.

A team that, supposedly has no money is considering bringing in, yet another, DH.
I hoped this story was just some Mulligan and Hanley background noise. I dismissed it.
Surely, hah hah, I missheard the guys.
Maybe Tom “Mr. Baseball” Ricketts thinks this move will keep the team going while Ted Lilly recovers.
Makes about as much sense as anything.
Don’t they still need a closer?

Nice rant 800 hp.

Marmol will be the closer…so said Lou at Cubs Convention.

Is it just me or did anybody else upon hearing of Adams death wonder if steroids might have anything to do with it?
I have just done a couple of searches using keywords,”steroids and enlarged heart.”
From what I am reading It seems that ,yes, steroids can cause an enlarged heart.
Is this being talked about ?

No, first I have heard of that link.
Of course the word “can” in medical issues is a difficult one.
If it happens 1 out of a million times, then it “can”.
I truly don’t know, one way or another, if there is a real cause/effect.
Of course 20-30 years ago, coke didn’t seem to help a few high-profile hearts either.

If Marmol throws strikes, that isn’t an issue. I think they might want a backup, in case Marmol decides to “go Rick Vaughan” on everyone.

the first thing I thought of when I heard of Adams death was steroids or faulty dietary supplements. Just really weird that many atheletes are diagnosed with enlarged hearts nowadays. I dont recall hearing much about this back in the 90s.

…such as what Kenny did by bringing in JJ Putz.

I agree, the Cubs need help in their bullpen…makes no sense to me for them to be chasing a DH when they could spend their limited dollars on greater needs.

I have been reading about steroid effects for the last 20 minutes.
It seems clear that steroid use has adverse effects on the heart and can cause an enlarged heart.
There are many stories of athletes dying at early age from heart related causes.
It is likely most of them can be attributed to steroids.

OK, so we have a tree that is worth barking up……might various PEDs have an impact on the heart as well as the b alls???

Is Boers hung over or still drunk from yesterday ?

I dunno…Uncle Terry seems as he always does.

Not sure if you are just trying to be funny or what Chet.
Sometimes hard to tell when reading a post.
But if athletes possibly starting at highschool age are taking steroids and then later dying prematurely then yes I guess it is a tree worth barking up.
If Adams was taking steroids and it contributed to his death it is a story that the NFL would prefer not have discussed.

No, not trying to be funny…you convinced me that it was an aspect of this story that was worth paying attention to.

Got it. Thanks.

Maybe the kid was on the juice , maybe not, as I posted a couple of days ago, wasnt life simpler when dope in sports meant reefer & coke?

you can say Putz?

Is the Bulls game on? WGN is showing Bewitched. CSN is showing Duke v. Wake Forrest. TNT has Phoenix and whatever.

although that dadgummed cocaine can be deadly!!! I wouldn’t recommend it!!!

Not only can you say Putz but you can say *******.

Bulls game is WGN.

Oops, the automatic censor has fixed-up it’s Yiddish.
Sorry, I’m a dumba$$.

The Hawks / Red Wings games was BY FAR the best game of the weekend. Put every one of the NFL Playoff games to shame! Never thought I would say that, but its true. http://www.300levelsports.com

It seems that DR kings day is kinda half a holiday, if you study your history, MLK was a heckuva lot more worthy than christopher columbus

My kids had school, yet my bank was closed

Cub kid is right.
The NFL games blew.

I think the same is usually true on Columbus Day…school is in but the banks, post office etc. are closed.

**** JURON!

I get WGN America. . .It’s Bewitched.

They can pick. I’m a substitute teacher, and I’m off. But one of the schools I work in does not take Veterans’ Day off.
Garbage was picked up.

Bernsie was very restrained with the meatball “perfect season” call.

It was actually a let down, having to turn football on after the Hawks game….

Friday’s Wall Street Journal had that there is actually only 11/12 minutes of actual action in a tv NFL game.
Compare that to an NHL game……can’t compare!!!

I was just writing this morning that as a relative newcomer to being an active, everyday fan of hockey, I can’t believe this sport doesn’t have more of a mainstream following. The ability and athleticism of these players, as well as the entertainment of the games, rivals any other sport.

Was that the best football had to offer? I know many of us were happy to see the ‘Boys got whupped, but that did mean the viqueens [favre] won. I suppose Jets over SD would satisfy running game meatballs [like Bluecarp] but it was really pretty boring.

Love your suit! Is it not the goal to win every game played
regular season as well as play off/ championship?

I think a lot of it has to do with growing up…and which sports are in your bone marrow.
So few people were fortunate to live in areas where hockey was mainstream (and in the ‘burbs it is so expensive to participate).
I’m of the generation (born 1956) in which baseball is in my bone marrow. I still look at box scores, I listen to games on radio all the time, and I enjoy 365-days a year hot-stove. As a kid we used to play all day long, weather permitting.
I played football and basketball to a lesser extent, in that order.
I barely played hockey, and that was on roller skates.
Yet I love to see the Hawks in person.

Hockey is a beautiful game, it took me years to realize that they’re not just skating around, there are plays and patterns etc…, in person there is no comparison, Hockey wins hands down. Part of the popularity problem may lie in the fact that hockey is kind of a rich kid sport to play, all the equipment a place to play, etc… although, how may of us put on helmets and pads and tossed the pigskin around?

sorry Chet, i kinda stole part of your point, I do think Hockey [on a worldwide level] is hugely popular, much more so than American football.

No prob, good points there bze.
Some times great minds think alike.
I know there are even times you agree with Bluecarp.

Baseball is also #1 on my list, fat guys, little guys, all have a role, before the ‘roid era many of the players seemed like regular guys, always easier to root for than genetic freaks.

Isn’t the argument about The Colts resting players in the last 2 games kind old???
Then again, Uncle Terry was reliving the ‘69 Cubs.

old news,I agree,one does have to wonder however, if the Colt wouldn’t love to be going into the championship undefeated [which, I think they easily could have] ‘69 Cubbies have gotten more press than any other team that didn’t win anything, Uncle Terry is still mad at **** Duchessouis.

Wide open first quarter.
Warrriors lead 33-27.
Think the Bulls will eventually pull this one in.
No defense or offensive rebounds for Golden State

NBA trivia–In 1978-79 Rick Barry missed only 9 free throws.
He was 160 out of 169 for a .947 percentage.

the score blog police blocked the name ******* I’m not clear on the last name spelling, but arlington, thats what I’m stuttering about.

I DONT think that hockey is popular on a world wide level, maybe in europe but the NFL is trying their best with having games in engalnd that is just crazy talk, soccer is still the worlds most popular sport. Hockey is just like nascar , it is just for certain demographics. Hockey is just not my cup of tea, from the south side of chicago, we grew up with basketball, football and baseball. I personally dont get al the fast pace action and games end 3-2 most times. but i am not ripping on it, just not for me.

Wheeling Poppa, I love old time run and gun NBA, I know it doesn’t often win the title,but give me Alex english, Pistol Pete, anyday over the bad boy pistons, whatever, todays D minded hoops.

Wow, thanks boys for the reference to the Greeny MLK story on Deadspin.
Coon is what it sounded like to me.

SAY MY, Russia, Northern Europe, Internationally Pucks slay american f-ball, although I think your absolutely correct that soccer [to the rest of the world football] is king. Hoops have been really growing in the last couple of decades, and baseball has a pretty strong following in Asia and South/Central America. My point was that American football is but a blip on the world sports scene, regardless of how popular it is in the states.

While I can’t speak to the rest of the world, hockey has quite a following in Europe. I went to Germany for a vacation in November of 2007 (at which point Kane and Toews had played all of one month of NHL hockey and Dollar Bill had only been dead for about twenty days) and was surprised by the amount of comments I received when I wore my Blackhawks jersey. Soccer and basketball may be more popular globally, but you could argue that the NHL is the closest thing to a truly international league that the U.S. has to offer.

DR King was a great man, bear in mind that I’m a white Hoosier hillbilly, but I think we can all be glad that black folks tended to choose his method [non-violence] over that of Malcolm X, I dont know what I would have done, if you look at the unamerican, in humanity that black people were subject to [especially in Dixie] any means necessary may have appealed to me takes a lot of guts to march knowing you’re gonna get your *** kicked, just to make a statement.

The NBA, MLB, and even maybe the NFL might be better if there were a few less teams.
Too many teams with very little talent. Boring to watch.
I know it won’t happen but there would be more interesting games for the fans with less teams.

Too bad that Angelo was so happy with the progress of his star #1 WR, Hester, in ‘07. The Bears could’ve drafted Sidney Rice late in 1st round instead of letting the Vikings grab him early in the 2nd round. No…instead they had their sights set on the worst blocking TE of all time, Greg Olsen. Another draft day gem for good old JA.

I real feel that Angelo was the one who needed to go Lovie is somewhat irrelevant [although a new GM would probably want his own guy] The Beloved dont have the horses to be much more than mediocre, that falls on Jerry, A new guy picking players is what the Bears desperately need, the sooner the better.

No response to my praise for Dr. King??

are the Cardinals really gonna have that **** on staff, representing their team in the public eye??? LOW CLASS!!!

As soon as i saw, that Tim Tebow, was going to be in a commercial, durring the Super Bowl i knew Dan B, was going to b itch about it.

I also agree with that last caller, Jim Nantz is a n umb nuts, I want Gus Johnson calling playoff games!!!!

Tebow, maybe an NFL H-back?

Watched parts of my first hockey game yesterday. That Todd Bertuzzi shootout goal was pretty Bad A$$, I would have to say. Takes a lot of guts to try something like that.

I WILL take tebow as a quarterback, arem strength: Russel was able to throw 50 yrds sitting down, how many projected quarterbacks who went #1 were busts??? McNown, Russel, Leaf, Joey Harrington, All the Cincinatti Quarterbacks before Palmer.

Akili Smith?

SAY, you might me right I dont know, all the experts say not, but they are often wrong. I just dont want to be preached at, which is somewhat hypocritical as I earlier posted about how much I revered MLK.

BZE what kinda Dr. was he ??

theology or something else lame I believe, that part isn’t too important, what he did was [along with many others] allow us as Americans to be able to say with pride and honesty, that we live in a truly free country!!! I call him DR mainly out of respect, I am aware of the fact that Bill Cosby is also a doctor, the only product he ever produced that reached me was Fat Albert.

hated the Cosby show!!!

I agree MLK was a great person and accomplished things that made “The world a better place” although i think the same things would have happened although later without him.

you’re right Bink, but the longer time would’ve meant more troubles, and if the change was made under the leadership of Malcom X [and others] it would have been even more painful.

good evening gents
special tip of the hat to my fellow Hoosier, bze, for all his great posts today.

hockey moves to fast for most people to follow. they also dont know the rules makes it hard to follow. hockey also hard to find on tv untill a couple years ago .

wheelingdad
Jan 18, 2010 15:48

Wide open first quarter.
Warrriors lead 33-27.
Think the Bulls will eventually pull this one in.
No defense or offensive rebounds for Golden State

NBA trivia–In 1978-79 Rick Barry missed only 9 free throws.
He was 160 out of 169 for a .947 percentage.

Another great prediction by a true idiot. If you gambled and bet the opposite of what score police lieutentant wheelingdad says, you wouldn’t have to work a day over 30 with all the money you would win.

Thanks Chets Ego, Timmie glad to see you post as yourself, but why rip so hard on the dude just for having a good feeling ’bout his Bulls, I give credit for the mention of one of the best white guys to ever step on the hardwood, Ricks’ freethrow style was unorthodox [outside of the nuns at a catholic grammer school] but very effective!! Wasn’t he getting into coaching? whatever became of that? gotta be better than VDN

Timmiemac is a d ouch!! Suprized he didn’t rip off anyones handle, like usual ,Probably spoke to soon on that one.

Timmiemac is a d ouch.

Timmy, why do you have ruin this for everyone? This is suposse to be a B&B related blog,and quit useing my name on Murph’s blog!

Is it true Cardinal fans cheered Mcguire and boo’ed Clark? Have they no sense of right and wrong? No dignity? I follow the Sox, but I must root root root for the Cubbies when the herd of red idiots come to town!!

Not to mention the fact that their town blows!!!!

And I am aware that Cubs fans adored Sammy Steroid, but back then only baseball insiders, and the most observant among us fans knew what was going on. I really had no Idea till a few years later.

has anybody gotten tired of huet yet? i think that he’s not as good a goalie as niemi, but the problem is, the hawks won’t make niemi the full-time starter because huet has to earn his money this season, but his shaky goal-tending has me thinking, “I DON’T CARE”. get niemi between the pipes, and even if the rotating goalie works for a while, i wouldn’t want to see that in the playoffs, i want a number one stud goalie, plus everybody knows unless niemi gets dealt, he is the young goalie of the blackhawks future, so why not get him started now? anybody got any input on this subject?

Shelentless, Jaimie, Wheelingdad you guys got a room tonite

barry zuckerkorn esquire are you taking over for TimmyMac as the score lonely weekend late nite posting to himself loser

Timmymac, nobody can take your place as the biggest loser on the blog, or the biggest n umbnuts!!!!

wheelingdad,

I agree with you. Since I only get WGN America, we had Bewitched, Cheers, and (while Zambrano was pitching his no-hitter)–ugh–Becker(!)

So, I found streaming coverage on NBA.com for da bu’ (it’s kind of cool/ confusing). I saw no defense and a lot of missed shots (from under the basket!)
Every sport has too many teams. Baseball and hockey would be best served if they extended the playoffs, but cut into the regular season. If you’re team isn’t at a certain win/ loss ratio after 80% of your games, hit the links early.
No more tenth hour rallies by the Rockies, only to fall to a one-game playoff with the Padres.
The Cubs would still be chillin’ in October, but at least they can generate a “post season streak.”
(YIKES!)

Its good to know that I can post all this negativity and everyone thinks its TimmyMac….lol especially that loser with the 4 wheel drive trailer for a house Jaimie in Hoffman Estates

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