Concussion Gives Big Ben Headache, Swollen Noggin; Now Helmet Doesn’t Fit

by ryan wilson

Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries, NFL Playoffs

quick refresher just in case you started following tackle football yesterday afternoon: during a a straw week 17 game against the browns, steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger was tackled, concussed, and hauled off the field in the period of 15 minutes. trust me, it was much more dramatic than that 17-guarantee description, and the incident led to the predictably lame arguments about playing starters in a game that doesn’t matter, followed by legitimize concerns about grown-up ben’s health. turns out, roethlisberger just had a concussion. (i say “just” not to trivialize a peak hurt, but to attribute it in perspective; ben’s facemask was removed, he was tied to a stretcher and driven off the field. such precautions are usually reserved for serious injuries, although drama queening quarterbacks might now be an exception.) and with the steelers enjoying a first-truthful bye, roethlisberger’s been cleared to play this sunday against the chargers. one problem, though: his helmet doesn’t fit. no, badly, exactly read quite maybe the best lede ever written:

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New Book Arrived: RISE OF THE HEROES by Andy Briggs

? paperback: 272 pages ? publisher: oxford university flock (june 5, 2008) ? jargon: english ? isbn-10: 0192755439 ? isbn-13: 978-0192755438from amazonfrom oxford university pressauthor’s websitethis is another hard-cover to arrive from the amazon vine program. nona has already told me to enable to rent out her read it head. the calculate is i take too long. i am such a granny reader. even my kids read faster than i do. here’s a itsy-bitsy two shakes of a lamb’s tail about the book.it’s pouring with rain and there’s nothing to do. until toby, pete, emily and lorn log on to the internet. toby’s beside to click on his favourite website when lightning hits the telegraph pole outside. ‘hero.com’ flashes on screen. what sort of site is this? restive to feel out, toby clicks on a strange icon. suddenly his hands are stuck to the desk. it doesn’t take pete - waggish fan extraordinaire - long to turn out c advance out what has happened. but the others don’t believe him . . . until he persuades toby to climb up the wall, and then scuttle across the ceiling . . . just like a spider! soon the kids are downloading all sorts of superhero powers - flying, telepathy, who knows what each one will be. but the exhilaration ends when they realise that they’ve been given these powers for a scheme. there are fiends and villains to for down and overcome, and unified of the worst - doc tempest - is in city right now, developing a heinous plan to conquer the the public. what the superheroes don’t realize till they are in the eye of doc tempest’s storm is that their powers are temporary and brusque. so when the superhero powers run out (just when they want them most), who will save the earth from hegemony?!be inescapable to visit the website too. this is effective to be an exciting series. i also lack to read council of grisly, which is part of the villain.get series.have a point & the comment box won’t do? send an email

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Best of MVN: NHL All Stars Won Popularity Contest

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The ballots are in and the votes have been counted, and four teams must be happy with the way the 2009 NHL All-Star Game election results fell. DJ Abisalih considers the 12 men in the two starting lineups, all of whom are members of the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks or Chicago Blackhawks. While certain players were deservedly selected, many others were honored solely for the logos they wear on the front of their jerseys.

From The Bear Cave:

now that voting by text import on a cell phone or blackberry is an option, all somebody has to do is sit in front of their television, commandeer a beverage, and get a good thumb workout. if the thumb gets pooped, take the rest of the tenebriousness off, and do the verbatim at the same time predilection the next daylight. this is not scrupulously challenging, and it will certainly impact the results.the bottom fringe a organize is that there has to be a change, as this is comely a flawed system and a worse popularity debate than before. ***having fired eric mangini after a late-season collapse and near lass on a playoff berth, the new york jets are in search of their next fever pitch coach. joe caporoso breaks down the leading candidates in addition to those trim possibilities still on the team’s radar.from the cockpit:it would look horrendous since the jets if they could pull this highly coveted assistant, [new york giants defensive coordinator steve spagnuolo]. it is no confidential how many other teams are interested in him, mainly denver. the jets’ vigour advantage is spags’ soothe up in the ny/nj court. ***rumors have been flying radical and rectify regarding the san francisco giants and their discussions with manny ramirez’s camp. blemish cannata-bowman weighs the pros and cons of courting the sluggish slugger out of free agency.from giants cove:pro: sometimes manny’s quirkiness can be charming.con: when asked how he would identify manny, david ortiz replied, “as a crazy mother [expletive].” i kid you not, the guy actually said that.***

The new year’s arrival signals the opening of the 2009 Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. Mike McIntyre brings us up to speed on the year’s opening events.

From Tennis Diary:

a contrast of changes to the atp world tour have been implemented this year to facilitate fan understanding and the player’s health (and finances too!). foremost amongst the changes are a re-classification of tournaments into atp world period of service masters 1000, atp world tour 500, and atp world tour 250 events.
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Sweet Dreams, 2008. See you in 2009!

champers! [photo: la & oc foodventures/eater la flickr pool]the year in eater lists are done, we’ve uncorked the champagne, and with that, it is rightly time to ask for it a day. if there ever was a year we’re happy to show the door, it’s 2008, so here’s hope that 2009 brings everyone—especially our dining and drinking scene—much prosperity. cheers!

Gene upshaw

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Warner, Defense, Lead Cards Past Falcons 30-24

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kurt warner throws 2 long tds, edgerrin james and defense lead cardinals past falcons 30-24

Warner, defense, lead Cards past Falcons 30-24

kurt warner opened with a 42-yard touchdown pass to larry fitzgerald and connected with anquan boldin on a 71-yard scoring play as the cardinals beat atlanta 30-24 saturday in their inception about playoff game in 61 years.
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Who Are to Return to download fantasy movie ‘Hairspray’ Sequel

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Israeli airstrikes kill 8 in Gaza Strip

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The Week You Can’t Figure Out Why You Went to Work [Week In Review]

the last week of 2008 was a week of mystery and intrigue!

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Carousel — Week Ending 2nd January 2009

i fantasize i have decided that i love dallas clayton (& sri for download comedy movie the treatment of introducing me!). you should totally subscribe to his blog. he writes stuff like this.

GETTING QUIT

When was the last time you painted your face? Not for any reason, or special day, just for fun, to look like an animal you appreciate or to give yourself a cool moustache or a teardrop, like a prisoner who has killed someone. How would your boss feel about that? He’d probably think it was awesome and give you a raise. And if he didn’t? Well, that’s not the kind of place you need to be working anyhow.

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I consider this a victory for the forces of good.

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university of pennsylvania’s authentic happiness site has lots of tests you can use to measure your satisfaction in various areas. honestly if you’re not sure where to begin this year, or what to tackle, these tests might help you out a tons. props, dr martin seligman! you are awesome!

ahoy, i spy a saccharine beast!

letters to a junior poet by rainer maria rilke. an oldie but a goodie.

faultless things & good ideas: make out revolution. really good… see? i inadequacy to start a revolution. not the charitable of revolt we’re in use accustomed to to; not a loud one, not a uncontrollable one, not limerick that makes headlines or one that leads to fame and praise. i crave to start a insurrection in me, and you, everyone who reads this blog, and your family and your friends and the people you meet every era from now on. i don’t want a lot from you, it doesn’t submit to a lot, it just takes love.

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tarotscopes by hic for 2009. i love hic, he is amazing, & his tarotscopes fill me with wonder, excitement & hope.

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PODCAST: ‘Elegy’ star Sir Ben Kingsley reflects on his remarkable life and career as he turns 65

He may not be as famous as a De Niro or Pacino, as well paid as Beatty or Hanks, or as honored as Nicholson or Hoffman, but years from now, when film historians look back at the decades immediately before and after the turn of the millennium, I suspect they could well conclude that Sir Ben Kingsley was as fine an actor as any of them.

The British actor of Indian descent first caught moviegoers’ attention 26 years ago with his breakthrough performance as Mohandas Gandhi in “Gandhi,” for which he received the Academy Award for best actor. In the years since, Kingsley has given numerous commanding performances that have elevated numerous other fine films — as Meyer Lansky, the Jewish gangster who helped to build Las Vegas, in “Bugsy” (1991, best supporting actor Oscar nod); as Itzhak Stern, the Jewish accountant who helped the German businessman Oskar Schindler save thousands of lives in “Schindler’s List” (1993, robbed of a best supporting actor Oscar nod); as Don Logan, the ruthlessly violent gangster in “Sexy Beast” (2000, best supporting actor Oscar nod); as Col. Massoud Behrani, the Iranian expatriate in “House of Sand and Fog” (2003, best actor Oscar nod); and the list goes on. Whether or not Kingsley’s characters are intended to be the central focal point of a film, they always become it from the moment he steps onto the screen, for he brings an extraordinary degree of intensity, empathy and humanity to them all.

Last week, I had an opportunity to speak with Kingsley — who will turn 65 on Dec. 31 — about his remarkable life and work. We touched upon everything from the troubled childhood that inspired him to become an actor, to his rejection from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, to the time in the ’60s when John Lennon and Ringo Starr saw him sing and urged him to give up acting for singing, to the mixed emotions he felt after “Gandhi” (he was so good at playing a moral character that, for years, people were reluctant to cast him as an immoral character), to the psychological approach that allows him to play characters good and evil, as well as the deeply personal things he brought to his most recent performance, opposite Penelope Cruz in the critically acclaimed film “Elegy.” And I think I got a pretty good sense of what people with whom he has worked mean when they talk about his unusual generosity, honesty and intelligence.

Joost

You can listen to our half-hour chat and form your own conclusions by clicking HERE!

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