Amy Van Dyken-Rouen Takes First Steps Since ATV Accident

((HT: Amy's Instagram page))

With the help of a walker and an exoskeleton device, she got to take her first steps in her recovery from the accident that severed her spinal cord.


Her post:

Here it is...I'm WALKING!!! #onestepatatime #itcouldhappen

Very cool...

Very cool indeed...

The Most Out-of-Control Half-Inning On The Mound Ever

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The HQ has a lot of friends north of the border and all we saw on the Twitter machine was the live responses to this...
It broke down like this... A franchise-record 8 walks in the 8th inning over three pitchers- Delabar, Santos, and JA Happ... A reliever who throws three wild pitches in Santos... The at-bats went this way... Steve Delabar started the inning walk walk sac bunt Pitching Change: Santos for Delabar walk wild pitch walk and wild pitch stolen base walk and wild pitch Pitching Change: Happ for Santos- Santos does not retire a batter stolen base walk walk single walk strikeout groundout John Gibbons got to talk about it after the game and reliever Steve Delabar states the obvious

Aztecs RB Leaves Combine Because "God Told Him To..."

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San Diego State RB Adam Muema was heading to Indianapolis like every other running back who was looking for a professional career

Here's part of what he did in his final season at SDSU


Muema ran for 1,244 yards and 15 TDs, but he stopped short of appearing for the NFL because "God told him to..."

Michael Gelken of the San Diego Union-Tribune caught up with the running back who claims he speaks to his God through numbers:

"(God) told me to sit down, be quiet, and enjoy the peace."

Muema can still work out in front of NFL personnel at the SDSU Pro Day and believes that he should play for the Seattle Seahawks...