Achilles

The Ravens won't know the extent of Terrell Suggs' Achilles tendon injury until Tuesday, but they are prepared to be without their top pass rusher and the reigning NFL's Defensive Player of the Year for a good part - if not all - of the 2012 season. Suggs tore his Achilles last Saturday during a workout in Arizona. He'll see noted foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson on Tuesday in North Carolina to find out the severity of the tear and to have it surgically repaired. “I've already been to see two different doctors.

Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs spoke about the injury to his Achilles tendon and his expectations as to when he'll be able to return. On the nature of the injury: "I've already been to see two different doctors. One says it is a partial tear, one says it is a full tear. I don't know what the hell is going on. I've been in contact with the Ravens, and there will be a procedure done Tuesday to correct the problem. " On how he suffered the injury: "The injury did not occur while I was playing basketball.

Ravens outside linebacker injured his Achilles tendon during a workout last week and is expected to miss most - if not all - of the 2012 season. Suggs, the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is scheduled to see a foot specialist in North Carolina next week to determine the extent of the injury. Dr. Lew Schon, the chief of foot and ankle surgery at Union Memorial Hospital, discussed, in general terms, what the surgery and recovery from such an injury entails. How serious is a torn Achilles tendon for an NFL player?

If Rep. Joe L. Barton's apology to BP's Tony Hayward and his criticism of the $20 billion escrow fund to pay for damages caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a "shakedown" by the White House for which he was "ashamed" were truly a slip of the tongue — or even the views of some lone-wolf Republican — the damage done to the GOP would be modest at best. But here it is a week and a half after the infamous apology by the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and — thanks in no small part to the decision of House GOP leadership to keep him in that role — the wellspring of public outrage continues to overflow.

It's unclear whether a healthy Nolan Reimold or Felix Pie would have been able to run down Evan Longoria's liner in the left-center-field gap that was the key swing in another one-run victory by the Tampa Bay Rays over the Orioles on Wednesday night. But Orioles manager Dave Trembley would have at least liked to have had the opportunity to find out. Trembley wanted keep Reimold and his surgically repaired left Achilles tendon off the turf at Tropicana Field, but those plans were scuttled when Pie aggravated a left rotator cuff strain while making a throw in Tuesday's season opener.

Orioles manager Dave Trembley met with Nolan Reimold before Thursday's game to clear up confusion the young outfielder may have had about his role with the club. Reimold, who established himself as the Orioles' regular left fielder last season but isn't close to 100 percent after having surgery on his left Achilles in September, didn't play in the season opener and started in the outfield Wednesday only because Felix Pie aggravated a shoulder injury. He was in the lineup in Thursday's series finale at designated hitter with Luke Scott getting the start in left field.

Michigan State star Kalin Lucas will miss the rest of the NCAA tournament after a magnetic resonance imaging confirmed that he ruptured his left Achilles tendon. In Lucas' place on Sunday, Korie Lucious made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put the Spartans into the round of 16 with an 85-83 win over fourth-seeded Maryland. Lucas was hurt late in the first half of that game when he landed awkwardly after a shot. He is a two-time All-Big Ten player and leads the Spartans in points and assists.

Erin Rawlick (C. Milton Wright) scored four goals and had four assists as host Navy (10-2) rolled to a 21-4 victory over visiting Presbyterian (2-8) on Monday. The Midshipmen, who were coming off a loss to No. 3 Duke on Sunday, outshot the Blue Hose 53-7. Caitlin Mandarin Hill (St. Mary's) and Mary Ruttum (St. Mary's) added three goals each. Division I honors: Towson senior midfielder Hillary Fratzke was named co-winner of the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week award for the second time this season and the fourth time in her career.

The Houston Astros reassigned right-handed pitcher Josh Banks (Severna Park) to minor league camp. Banks, 27, who had been invited to major league camp as a nonroster player, has appeared in 26 big league games, including eight starts, with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres, with whom he was 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA last year. MLS: D.C. United signed Academy midfielder-forward Andy Najar to a Generation adidas contract to join the first team. Najar, 17, a native of Honduras, is the second player to sign with the first team directly from United's Academy.

The ball was hit into the hole between shortstop and third base, and Nolan Reimold, as usual, broke quickly from the batter's box. Reimold beat out a handful of balls like this last season, turning apparent outs into infield hits. On Tuesday, he arrived at first base a half-step after Minnesota Twins shortstop Brendan Harris' throw, and then jogged back to the Orioles dugout with a limp. This spring has been a struggle for Reimold, 26, who is trying to balance getting ready for the season with protecting his surgically repaired left Achilles tendon.