A rock concert, wrestling match and baseball game all wrapped into one massive party in Iowa City. Here are some sights and sounds from the early action at the Savannah Bananas' first game at Kinnick Stadium.
Devastating injury for Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko.
During an on-field play he broke his neck, specifically fracturing the C6-C7 vertebrae after colliding with a teammate. Below is an X-ray of what it would look like.
Required emergency spinal decompression and stabilization surgery Tuesday night and is currently in stable condition.
At this time, due to swelling around his spinal cord following surgery, Lasko does not have feeling in the lower half of his body.
It is not clear when the long-term diagnosis is.
Let’s hope for really good news.
Prayers for Lasko. 🙏🏼
One of the most rocking moments I've ever experienced at Kinnick Stadium. The fans go wild as a patient from the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, as the ceremonial first golden batter, hits a home run.
Jason Krinsky, attorney for Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov, joined ABC News Live to discuss the charges that the couple faces after scaling the Empire State Building.
“They did not hurt anyone. They were not violent characters whatsoever … If you look at their message, it was a message of love.”
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Pat McAfee says people called him an idiot for retiring from the NFL with $6,000,000 left on his contract to pursue media. He later agreed to a reported $85 million licensing deal with ESPN in 2023
“I retired very early. A lot of people said I was dumb. A lot of people said I was an idiot when I retired. Six million bucks on the table, all that yada yada yada.
“Did it make it easier to hang it up after hearing that? Maybe not, but it also got me to a mental point that was like, ‘I'm fucking making it. These people are not going to be right’”
"Even though I was on SportsCenter for 34 years, I may believe someone is watching me for the very first time and I have to prove, to them, that I belong."
@lindacohn on the key to 34 years of excellence at ESPN 👏