INDIANAPOLIS — The Bears reacted the identical manner the remainder of the soccer world did when information broke of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s retirement in the course of the fourth quarter of their preseason recreation Saturday. They had little time to course of that stunner earlier than attending to the locker room after a 27-17 win, however those that spoke had constructive recollections about their encounters with Luck. Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan remembered planting Luck into the bottom in 2015 — when Trevathan performed for Denver — with a success and the quarterback complimenting him for delivering such a forceful blow. Luck was utterly unaware that the hit lacerated his kidney. “He could take a hit
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Marcus Smart’s Toughness Lauded By Celtics Teammates After Injury
by Zack Cox on Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:14AM BOSTON — It was a scene no player wants to witness. Marcus Smart, playing in just his fifth game for the Celtics, was hauled off the TD Garden court on a stretcher during the fourth quarter Friday after suffering what initially appeared to be a serious ankle injury. As the hometown crowd chanted his name, Smart extended a thumb — the universal gesture that, yes, he was going to be OK. That’s all fellow Celtics point guard Phil Pressey needed to see. “Once he put his thumbs up, that let us know he’s still good and in good spirits,” Pressey said