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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Third Period Implosion Propels Toronto to 4-2 Victory

Saturday, October 18, 2003

By David W. Unkle
SJSports Staff Writer

The Toronto Road Runners erupted for four third period goals, including two by Nate DiCasmirro to drop the Philadelphia Phantoms 4-2 at the Wachovia Center. Phantoms goaltender Neil Little was peppered with nineteen shots in the final session as Toronto scratched back from a 2-0 deficit to score three goals in the final 5:25.
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South Jersey Baseball:
Local Radio Host Donates Life-Saving Device to Glassboro Park & Recreation

Monday, September 22, 2003

By Patrick Williams
SJSports Special Correspondent

It’s a neon yellow boxy device – weighing a few ticks under seven pounds -- but for a ballplayer who just took a line drive to the chest, the equipment can be a lifesaver. A baseball striking the chest on a line drive back to the mound at a velocity as low as 30 miles per hour can wreak severe damage on the chest and heart. Among the potential effects of a baseball to the chest is the disruption of the electrical conduction of the heart, which will send the body into cardiac arrest. Take a line drive to the chest and death is possible, if not probable. Eighty-four percent of people die if left untreated, according to a March 2002 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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