Major League Baseball An encounter at an LPGA pre-qualifying tournament gives new meaning to the concept of golf course hazards.
A rookie on the Ladies European Tour was bitten by a black widow spider during a round in Canberra, Australia, then dug out the venom with a spare golf tee and finished the round.
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Let me repeat: She dug out the venom with a golf tee and finished the round.
I've seen golfers call it quits on the turn because they ran out of bug spray.
Daniela Holmqvist, a rookie from Sweden, had just hit out of the rough on the fourth hole at a tournament in Australia when she felt a sharp stab above her ankle. She saw a small, black spider with that familiar red marking on its back scurry away.
Local caddies recognized the threat and mentioned that the spider's bite can be deadly for a child in less than an hour. Holmqvist decided not to wait. With the leg swelling and the pain intensifying, she found the first sharp object she could and dug out the venom.
"A clear fluid came out," she told Karin Klarström of Svensk Golf. "It wasn't the prettiest thing I've ever done, but I had to get as much of it out of me as possible."
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Rays reliever Joel Peralta hurt his neck ducking out of his Camaro while ordering sandwiches.
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New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire missed Game 3 of the first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat in 2012 after he cut a muscle in his hand punching through the glass of a fire extinguisher case following Game 2. He needed surgery but was able to play in Game 4.
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Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan tore the meniscus in his left knee while jumping up to deliver a shaving-cream pie to Wes Helms after his game-winning hit.
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San Francisco Giants lefty Jeremy Affeldt sustained a deep cut on his right hand while trying to separate hamburgers with a knife in early September 2011.
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Former Arizona Cardinals kicker Bill Gramatica tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while celebrating a field goal.
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Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa hit the disabled list with a sprained ligament in his lower back after sneezing.
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