England 0-2 Sweden Schelin 44, 81 International Friendly
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Larnaca, Cyprus
Hope Powell was disappointed with the result but not her team’s performance as they went down against a Swedish team who, at number three in the world, are ranked seven places higher than England.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik lost five units of blood, but doctors never considered his life in jeopardy after the player had his carotid artery nearly severed by a teammate’s skate in a freak and frightening accident.
Zednik underwent an hour of surgery to reconnect the artery Sunday night and was listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Buffalo General Hospital on Monday. He was awake and cooperative with the medical staff, doctors said.
Attending surgeon Sonya Noor said there were no initial signs of brain damage, which is a fear whenever the coratid artery is clamped. She said clamps were in place for about 15 to 20 minutes during surgery, which she considers a short time.
“So far, he looks very good. He’s awake, oriented,” said Noor. “He remembers what happened last night.”
Zednik was sliced across the right side of the throat by teammate Olli Jokinen’s skate midway through the third period of Buffalo’s 5-3 victory. Doctors said the skate blade just missed cutting the jugular vein.
The carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, while the jugular vein takes blood from the brain. Blood pressure is much higher in the carotid artery.
Sabres orthopedic surgeon Les Bisson, who attended to Zednik shortly after he got off the ice, said losing five units — about five pints — of blood was significant, but “not a lot” for this type of injury.
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FOOTBALL Federation Australia has confirmed the A-League grand final will be held at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, February 24 with kick-off at 5pm EDT.
In an interesting update, the March 15 bout between undefeated Juan Carlos Robles and Rob Calloway in Allentown, PA will now be a 10-round contest for Calloway’s WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight title.
A couple of Beltway Boxers were also on last Friday’s card in Dover, DE. Baltimore lightweight Derrell Martin won a four-round unanimous decision over Milo Miles. Martin is now 2-1.
Hagerstown, MD super lightweight Henry Goss was stopped in the third round by the debuting Bryne Green. Goss falls to 1-3-2, one KO.
Also John Mackey of Montgomery, AL (by way of DC) remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Alex Mancera. Mackey is now 9-0, three KO’s.
Source: Robles Fights for WBC Continental Title; Late Notes from Dover!
How does the 2008 SEC recruiting class really affect the college football world? Which programs, like LSU getting WR DeAngelo Benton, did the best job this recruiting season? Now that the storm has died down, here’s what it all really means.
Recruiting 2008 … SEC
Ranking the SEC classes
