What a way to go out....

sh*tty.

Joe Kay, a senior and starting forward, capped Tucson''s 62-54 victory over Tucson Salpointe Catholic with an exclamation slam. A group of fans overtook him after flooding the court, coaches who reviewed film of the game told the Republic. Kay suffered a fractured jaw and a torn carotid artery -- the carotid supplies blood to the brain -- and subsequently suffered a stroke, according to the newspaper''s report.

Kay, a 4.0 student who has a full volleyball scholarship to Stanford, remained in intensive care Monday, listed in serious condition at the University Medical Center in Tucson. There were signs of improvement: Kay ate breakfast and said a few words, Tucson coach Gary Lewis told the Republic.

""To think that could happen ... ,"" McConnell said. ""When they said what happened, I had chills."" McConnell had surgery in the previous week to remove plaque building on his carotid artery.

Damn.

I heard about this incident this morning. That is amazingly bad luck.

Anybody remember Clint.... something or other? Last name started with a K? He was a goalie for the Sabres back in the Eighties, and he got his jugular cut open in the middle of a game in a freak accident. Nearly died right there on the ice. I think it was Pat Verbeek or maybe Craig MacTavish that did the damage. Wish I could remember the details better.
Where am I?

That''s just crazy. Both the article and the accident that Sanuro talked about. Crazy in a bad way, though.