By Laylan Connelly | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: September 28, 2018 at 12:06 pm | UPDATED: September 28, 2018 at 12:06 pm After years of fighting for a kidney transplant, having removed both of his own years ago in a battle with cancer, surfer Marcus Walton faced another life challenge this month. Dialysis caused arteries in his left leg to clog up. Gangrene formed and covered his foot all the way up to his knee. Surf friends from “Blackies” in Newport Beach surround Marcus Walton after he had his left leg amputated last week. (Photo courtesy Marcus Walton) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMarcus Walton recently got a chance to surf the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch, a man-made pool in Lemoore. (Photo courtesy Marcus Walton) Marcus Walton of Newport Beach, with his dog Otis, has lost both of his kidneys, and now had to undergo a leg amputation. (File photo, Orange County Register/SCNG) Marcus Walton of Newport Beach has lost both of his kidneys, … [Read more...] about Surf community rallying around one of their own, a man they call ‘Surfing Kidneys,’ after his leg amputation
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Michigan Wolverines backup quarterback Dylan McCaffrey prepares like he’s one play from going in
Angelique S. Chengelis The Detroit News Published 12:09 AM EDT Sep 26, 2018 Ann Arbor — When starting Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson had to leave the season opener at Notre Dame because of leg cramps, redshirt freshman Dylan McCaffrey took over the offense and made the transition look easy. McCaffrey is the Wolverines’ backup quarterback and has played in three of four games this season. He is 8-of-15 for 126 yards and two touchdowns. “Anyone is going to be nervous going into a game, but it’s a matter of getting that first play done,” McCaffrey said Tuesday night of entering the Notre Dame game late. “Once you get that first play I was like, ‘All right. There you go. You can breathe a little and have fun with it.’ It’s been a while since I’ve played in a game.” He had been preparing for that moment and for the playing time he has received this season since he arrived at Michigan. McCaffrey … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines backup quarterback Dylan McCaffrey prepares like he’s one play from going in
Tigers’ Norris dazzles in return before exiting with leg cramp in loss
Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 1:33 p.m. UTC Sep 2, 2018 New York — What exactly the Yankees were expecting this weekend at their home ballpark is easily answered. A romp against one of the worst teams in baseball, the Tigers of Detroit. That's because almost everyone expected it, at least this side of the Tigers, who have managed to harass and irritate one of baseball's elite teams, as happened again Saturday before Detroit lost another tight one to its Bronx hosts, 2-1. BOX SCORE: Yankees 2, Tigers 1 "Every single game, we've been in it," said Nick Castellanos after the Tigers and Yankees had teamed on another tight one where numbers leaned toward the unusual, if not weird. As examples: The Yankees got two hits on the day — two — but scored twice, thanks to one of those hits being a two-run homer in the fifth from Gleyber Torres. The Tigers got nine hits but managed only one run, in the first inning on three singles and … [Read more...] about Tigers’ Norris dazzles in return before exiting with leg cramp in loss
Accountant-turned-goalie helps Blackhawks beat Jets
CHICAGO — Scott Foster thought it was going to be just another night. Then the 36-year-old accountant signed a contract, put on his goaltender gear and waited in Chicago's locker room. Then he got into the game.Then it was his night.Foster was pressed into action when Chicago lost Anton Forsberg and Collin Delia to injuries, and the former college goalie stopped all seven shots he faced over the final 14 minutes of the Blackhawks' 6-2 victory over the playoff-bound Winnipeg Jets on Thursday."This is something that no one can ever take away from me," Foster said. "It's something that I can go home and tell my kids and they can tell their friends. ... Just a ton of fun."Foster is part of a crew of recreational goaltenders who staff Chicago's home games in case of emergencies for either team. But it usually just means a nice dinner and a night in the press box watching the world's best players compete at hockey's highest level.Nothing at all like this."What a moment," Blackhawks … [Read more...] about Accountant-turned-goalie helps Blackhawks beat Jets
Going The Distance
Festivals In the new era of music festivals that cater to niche interests, you get out of a festival experience what you give — and it's possible to give a little too much. Enlarge this image In the half-century since Woodstock, the festival landscape has evolved beyond the one-size-fits-all lineup of bands to include luxury offerings as well as a recent explosion of options that cater to narrower niches. Natalie Andrewson for NPR hide caption toggle caption Natalie Andrewson for NPR In the half-century since Woodstock, the festival landscape has evolved beyond the one-size-fits-all lineup of bands to include luxury offerings as well as a recent explosion of options that cater to narrower niches. Natalie Andrewson for NPR I first stumbled onto a music festival-sponsored 5K race by accident. On a humid June morning in 2013 at Manchester, Tenn.'s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, I went out for a run, rounded a corner and came upon a group of festival … [Read more...] about Going The Distance