The Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.
Burish got hurt during the team’s 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night that wrapped up the first playoff sweep in franchise history. Burish did not return to that game after being slashed by Vancouver’s Alexander Edler late in the second period. Burish’s right hand was wrapped in the dressing room after the game.
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This week’s question comes from Joshua P. in the Dogpatch, who asks:
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As a rookie, Buster Posey drew headlines like, “Too Good to Be True,” along with comparisons to one of the best hitters in the game, Minnesota Twins’ catcher Joe Mauer. Even Hall of Famer Johnny Bench said: “He’s got it all.”
But after Posey fractured his fibula and tore ligaments in his left ankle last May, some questioned whether he could ever return to his pre-injury form.
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What do you think Tiger Woods was doing Thursday? Possibly watching the U.S. Open as many others were, knowing he should have been playing, and would have been playing, were it not for that knee injury?
Was he sprawled on the couch, grabbing a potato chip or a Gatorade when he might have been grabbing a wedge?
Or was he a avoiding the telecast from Congressional Country Club in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., trying to escape another reminder of his situation?
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There has been much speculation over whether Buster Posey should shift positions to lengthen his career, and Wednesday night’s catastrophic collision that will likely sideline him for the season provides ammunition for both sides.
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A surfer was seriously injured at the Mavericks surfing spot in Half Moon Bay this morning, a Coastside Fire Protection District battalion chief said.
Firefighters responded shortly before 10 a.m. to a report of a man who was injured at the famous surfing spot, located about a half-mile from Pillar Point Harbor, Battalion Chief Ari Delay said.
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A police officer is in serious but stable condition after being hit by a car while he was on foot Monday night.The officer was in full uniform and out of his vehicle just after 10 p.m. when he was struck while crossing the street at Stockton and Vallejo streets, Officer Brian Oliver said. The driver of the vehicle that struck the officer stopped at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation. Oliver said it was too early to tell whether an arrest would be made.
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A bus passenger was transported to a local hospital following a collision involving a Muni bus and a vehicle in The City's Mission district Monday morning.
The injured person was on the 27-Bryant bus, which collided with a car on the corner of 23rd and Bryant streets just after 9 a.m., according to Kristen Holland, spokeswoman for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
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