[0] BRIEFLY DOCTOR: EARNHARDT FELT BRACE RESTRICTIVE.A neurosurgeon who treated Dale Earnhardt for 3 1/2 years said Tuesday the racer didn't use a head and neck support or closed-face helmet because ``he felt trapped.'' Dr. Charles Branch Jr. of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. said he once talked with Earnhardt about the Head And Neck Support (HANS) device - a helmet and brace meant to help prevent head and neck injuries during crashes. ``He felt like it restricted him in the car,'' Branch said. ``He enjoyed being able to look around and sense his environment. The HANS device . . . he wasn't there yet.'' --With an angry legion of Earnhardt fans besieging him with hateful calls, faxes, and e-mail, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. driver Sterling Marlin said he was not to blame for the crash. --The Daytona 500 drew its highest TV rating since 1979 - the first time NASCAR's season-opening race was shown live from start to finish on network television. BASKETBALL: Guy Rodgers, a four-time NBA All-Star and an All-American at Temple, has died. He was 65. --Rick Pitino and Bob Knight have said they are not interested in becoming basketball coach at Rhode Island. FOOTBALL: Eric Whitfield, a former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX safety now on the Washington Redskins' roster, was the first player taken in the NFL Europe dispersal draft. He was taken by the Scottish Claymores. --Alemany High kicker Garrett Marxen, who converted seven of 11 field goals and led the region with a 39.2 punting average, has accepted an appointment to the Air Force Academy. - Gerry Gittelson ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). .: Lennox Lewis will defend his WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. and IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility heavyweight titles April 21 against American Hasim Rahman in Johannesburg, South Africa. . . . Martha Karolyi was named national coordinator of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, replacing her husband, Bela, who stepped down after the Sydney Olympics. - Daily News Wire Services |
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