BRIEFLY.Collier's enlarged heart Noun 1. enlarged heart - an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" cardiomegaly, megacardia, megalocardia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated led to death Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died from a sudden heart rhythm disturbance caused by an abnormally enlarged heart, an autopsy showed. The state's chief medical examiner A public official charged with investigating all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, or unnatural deaths within the area of his or her appointed jurisdiction. A medical examiner differs from a Coroner in that a medical examiner is a physician. , Dr. Kris Sperry, said Tuesday in Decatur, Ga., his testing showed that electrocardiograms administered to Collier in 2003 and this year showed ``some indication of electrical abnormalities.'' --Point guard Jordan Farmar will not play in UCLA's exhibition opener Friday against Carleton University because of a pulled groin muscle. Guard Arron Afflalo's status for the game is also in question because of a thigh contusion CONTUSION, med. jurisp. An injury or lesion, arising from the shock of a body with a large surface, which presents no loss of substance, and no apparent wound. If the skin be divided, the injury takes the name of a contused wound. Vide 1 Ch. Pr, 38; 4 Carr. & P. 381, 487, 558, 565; 6 Carr. . Meanwhile, power forward Alfred Aboya (knee surgery) was examined Tuesday and he will be held out of basketball-related activities for at least two more weeks, and center Michael Fey is out with a groin injury. - Brian Dohn -- Former Pepperdine standout Alex Acker made the final roster for the Detroit Pistons. HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park has canceled all races originally scheduled on the grass for its upcoming meet, including 11 stakes events, because track officials are not satisfied with the newly installed turf. Six of the stakes races on grass were scheduled for the Turf Festival over the Thanksgiving weekend. FOOTBALL: Daunte Culpepper's season officially ended when Minnesota placed the quarterback on injured reserve. Culpepper tore the anterior cruciate cruciate /cru·ci·ate/ (kroo´she-at) cruciform. cru·ci·ate or cru·cial adj. 1. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee. 2. , medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments posterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. PCL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the anterior part of the medial condyle of the femur. in his right knee in Sunday's loss at Carolina. -- Dallas released running back Anthony Thomas and placed linebacker Al Singleton on injured reserve, ending his season. -- Cleveland running back Reuben Droughns was arrested and charged with drunken driving early Tuesday in Strongsville, Ohio. The State Highway Patrol said Droughns was pulled over at 1:09 a.m. after a trooper spotted the 27-year-old speeding and weaving in northbound traffic on U.S. 42. -- New England signed free agent fullback Heath Evans and released running back Amos Zereoue. TENNIS: Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport (flu) and Maria Sharapova (sprained right thumb) withdrew Tuesday from the Advanta Championships in Villanova, Pa. COLLEGE: Bill Walsh, a former football coach at Stanford, will serve as interim athletic director while the school searches for Ted Leland's replacement. SOCCER: Real Madrid and Lyon reached the knockout stage of the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Champions League, and Real Betis stunned English champion Chelsea 1-0. Lyon improved to 4-0-0 in a 4-1 win at Olympiakos. Real Madrid won 2-0 at Rosenborg. --San Jose's Dominic Kinnear was selected MLS See multilevel security. Coach of the Year and New England's Michael Parkhurst was voted top rookie. --Mexico City's Pumas UNAM fired coach Hugo Sanchez two days after a 2-1 home loss to Club America. LACROSSE lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. : The Los Angeles-based expansion Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States. The league is currently made up of 10 teams in two conferences, Eastern and Western. History The MLL began regular season play in June of 2001. team, which will begin play in 2006 made Michael Watson, Ronnie Staines and Dan Cocchi its first three selections in the league's expansion draft. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services |
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