John Rolfe: Lions in nuclear winter (Sports Illustrated)

Last week's whitepaper on surviving your team's nuclear winter of struggle drew a fair amount of opinion, heated and otherwise, from readers. Before I turn the floor over, I'd like to salute those athletes who make life tolerable for long-suffering fans.

Lohberg Critically Ill (SwimNews.com)

The coach tells the paper: 'They told me I might last only weeks, or maybe even days. It's bad. I knew something was wrong because I was very tired and out of breath, but I thought it was from my herniated disk and all the stress. Turns out it's a disaster.'

Vote Me a Story: Kayla's Journey, chapter 15 (Midland Daily News)

Danny seemed startled, but held her gaze. Kayla held her breath, but didn't dare look away.

Dog Breath: The men who shot Liberty Evans (Velo News)

“You got a choice, Dishwasher. Either you get out of town, or tonight you be out on that street alone.”—Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance in “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Carlos Sastre must be feeling about like Ransom Stoddard, the naïve, idealistic tenderfoot Jimmy Stewart played in “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” The smart money says Liberty — as played by Cadel Evans — is going to ...

Drunk drivers who kill and injure now can face tougher charges (The Buffalo News)

In more ways than one, turning in front of an oncoming car was bad timing July 5 for Brian D. Davis. The crash occurred within a split second. Two weeks later, his passenger died in Erie County Medical Center.

Risks rise for drunken driving (The Buffalo News)

In more ways than one, turning in front of an oncoming car was bad timing July 5 for Brian D. Davis.

AL team notes (USA Today)

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Chris Ballard: Long-range planning for Team USA (Sports Illustrated)

LAS VEGAS -- Visitors witnessed a strange sight at the U.S. national team practice Wednesday: NBA superstars trying to learn how to be open. There was LeBron James setting his feet and launching set-shot three-pointers, like some old-timer at the YMCA. And there was Kobe Bryant taking a deep breath before unspooling his own threes, perfectly in balance and without any of the usual head fakes or ...

Protecting yourself on bad air days (NBC 26 Augusta)

Tuesday was forecast to be a Code Orange Alert Day. The air quality didn't end up being quite that bad, but if it had would you know what that means and how to protect yourself?

Bad breath in kids (Sun Star)

MOST people often equate bad breath with problems of the teeth and oral malodour is primarily a dental problem. With this belief there is a tendency to focus ones attention on the teeth forgetting the other important contributors of bad breath such as the lips, the cheeks, the palate (roof of mouth), the tongue, the throat, and its relationships to the general well being of the child.