Sports injuries can derail an All-Star season, tank a team's playoff hopes, and drive frustrated fantasy owners to desperation. Baseball is a hotbed of torn rotator cuffs, hockey is lousy with concussions, basketball wreaks havoc on ankles and knees, and football remains a smorgasbord of breaks, sprains, and pain. Between season-injuring surgeries and will-he-or-won't-he gameday updates, not a day passes when someone isn't going onto or coming off of a disabled list somewhere in college and professional sports.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:38:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39168/hurt-volleyballer-likely-on-dwts-dl.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOlympic beach volleyball gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor suffered an injury that may knock her out of competition this season—of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, reports People . The athlete, who has cited wearing heels as one of her biggest ballroom challenges, did not break her ankle, but no further details about her injury have been made available.http://www.newser.com/story/39168/hurt-volleyballer-likely-on-dwts-dl.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 05 Oct 2008 10:56:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36298/wrestling-legend-killer-kowalski-dead-at-81.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLegendary pro-wrestler "Killer" Kowalski, who founded a famous school for aspiring wrestlers, has died at the age of 81, reports the Boston Globe. Despite his villainous reputation in the ring, Kowalski was a religious vegetarian who enjoyed classical music, philosophy and photography. He might have remained a wrestling obscurity but for a 1954 incident when he accidentally severed an opponent's ear.http://www.newser.com/story/36298/wrestling-legend-killer-kowalski-dead-at-81.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 1:49:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35802/brady-ill-be-ready-for-opener.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTom Brady's mysterious right foot injury won't be keeping him sidelined for much longer, the New England Patriot vows. Brady told a local radio station that he wants to play in this Thursday's final exhibition game—but even if he doesn't, he insists there's no way he'll miss the season opener, AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/35802/brady-ill-be-ready-for-opener.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 1:23:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34144/freeman-in-good-spirits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMorgan Freeman “has a broken arm, broken elbow, and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," his publicist told People . The actor underwent successful surgery to correct the damage from a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. "He's worried about his golf swing," said a business partner.http://www.newser.com/story/34144/freeman-in-good-spirits.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Aug 2008 7:56:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34029/free-running-goes-mainstream.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe underground sport of free running—which involves back-flipping, jumping, and running over obstacles—is going mainstream as London plans to host its world championships next month, the Guardian reports. Athletes will run a closed course, but most free runners still use the streets—and Britain is trying to steer them away from roofs and roads before someone gets hurt.http://www.newser.com/story/34029/free-running-goes-mainstream.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 03 Aug 2008 13:51:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33119/lebron-sprain-rattles-team-usa.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTeam USA got a shock last night when LeBron James sprained his right ankle in a practice scrimmage in a high school gym, reports the Los Angeles Times . Team officials said it was a minor injury, but the star will be carefully evaluated today. His Beijing-bound teammates were optimistic James would bounce back in time for Team USA's Olympic opener against China August 10.http://www.newser.com/story/33119/lebron-sprain-rattles-team-usa.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 23 Jul 2008 0:55:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30619/curt-schilling-a-very-human-superman.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPlenty of fans adore Curt Schilling, plenty more harbor less admiring thoughts about him, and Kevin van Valkenburg, writing in the Baltimore Sun , feels a little bit of both. As the Red Sox pitcher faces a season-ending surgery, a look back at his career shows a gifted athlete with a compelling mix of arrogance, neediness, and grit.http://www.newser.com/story/30619/curt-schilling-a-very-human-superman.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 22 Jun 2008 8:58:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29370/pierce-plays-through-pain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhen Paul Pierce crumpled to the parquet in the third quarter of last night's NBA Finals game, everyone watching likely echoed the fears of Boston coach Doc Rivers, who "thought the worst." But after writhing in pain and leaving the court in a wheelchair, the Celtics captain returned, and in the biggest way possible, writes the Boston Herald .http://www.newser.com/story/29370/pierce-plays-through-pain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 06 Jun 2008 6:38:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20513/stars-stumble-in-predators-onslaught.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBrad Richards' second game with Dallas was "a little bit of a letdown," as the Stars couldn't get anything going against Nashville. Giving up turnovers right and left and going 0-7 on the power play, the Stars lost their third of the last 16 games 3-1, the Dallas Morning News reports. On other NHL ice:http://www.newser.com/story/20513/stars-stumble-in-predators-onslaught.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 02 Mar 2008 3:32:57 CST