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Watch Lynchburg College's Tyler Tolson play, and you can easily see what makes him a good attackman. He is constant motion with or without the ball. His accuracy makes him one of the best finishers in college lacrosse. Lynchburg coach Steve Koudelka shakes his head in amazement when talking about Tolson. "Whatever God took away from Tyler Tolson, he gave back to him in other areas," Koudelka said. One of those areas happens to be perseverance. Tolson, a sophomore, has overcome two major surgeries on his left knee and a limb-lengthening procedure on the same leg nearly seven years ago. There were times when Tolson was more concerned about just stepping back onto the field, much less being one of the country's top scorers.

Cholesterol to be topic of discussion Upper Chesapeake Health will hold a Dining with Docs dinner, lecture and discussion at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center's Chesapeake Conference Center. Dr. Lynne Einbinder, certified in cardiology and internal medicine, and Dr. Carol Bowman, certified in internal and holistic medicine, will discuss "Cholesterol: A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Your Numbers." The cost is $5 (cash only). Reservations are required. Information: 800-515-0044.

A Baltimore Circuit Court jury has awarded nearly $2.5 million to a Westminster woman who claimed that a surgeon at Mercy Medical Center failed to warn her that he would use an experimental medical procedure to treat her illness.As a result of the procedure, Dianne Kelly required further surgery, which led to severe brain damage, the jury found.After a seven-day trial, the jury awarded $500,000 Tuesday in lost wages to Kelly, who had been the personnel director of a Maryland collection agency.

Orioles reliever Mike Fetters returned to Camden Yards yesterday, proclaiming his rehabilitation from right elbow surgery nearly complete and hoping to convince club officials and the training staff that he's close to being ready to pitch.Fetters has been throwing off a mound for about a week back home in Arizona. He threw 30 pitches during a workout on Friday and didn't report any discomfort, and manager Ray Miller said Fetters might have a bullpen session today."I'm ahead of schedule," Fetters said.

Will Clark will have surgery this week to remove bone chips from his left elbow, ending his first season with the Orioles with six weeks remaining and assuring career lows in most offensive categories.This is Clark's second trip to the disabled list since signing a two-year, $11 million contract over the off-season. He missed 31 games after fracturing his left thumb on April 18 and also had been kept out of the lineup because of soreness in his knee and ankle.Clark, 35, will have the surgery performed on Thursday by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. A recovery period of four to six weeks will follow.

BOSTON -- It was the first rite of spring. Position players had just reported to Fort Lauderdale Stadium last February. Intending to answer the crush of questions as quickly and as conclusively as possible, Cal Ripken sat encircled by a national media tour and addressed the predictable.Would this be the Iron Man's final season?"I can't make a prediction. I don't know," Ripken said. "I love the game so much that I want to be competitive. I want to play as long as I can. But if I can't be competitive, I won't play."

Now that Ravens strong safety Kim Herring has one preseason game under his belt, the rest of the season should be a snap, even though that's a sound he doesn't want to hear.After two shoulder separations a year ago forced him to miss more than half of the 1998 season, Herring has rebounded well. There is no hesitation as far as run support. He can stay with almost any tight end in the league on a pass pattern.The signature of his return may have been when he ran down a Philadelphia Eagles running back last Thursday night after a short pass in the flat for no gain, and then talked a little trash.

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in six years, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not at her place in the Supreme Court's private conference room yesterday when the justices returned to work after their summer recess. She remained hospitalized, recuperating from cancer surgery.Lyle Denniston of The Sun's national staff examines what her absence may mean to the court.Q. What is known about her illness and her prospects?A. Ten days ago, the 66-year-old justice was operated on for colon cancer at Washington Hospital Center.

Fearing their sex lives will deteriorate, many women with painful gynecologic conditions put off hysterectomies. But in the largest study of its kind, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that women's sex lives greatly improve after the operation.The report, published in today's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that women who had hysterectomies had more sex and that it was more satisfying. And the pain many of these women previously experienced during intercourse disappeared.

Orioles second baseman Jerry Hairston said he's decided not to have arthroscopic surgery to repair a slightly torn labrum in his left shoulder.Hairston has been rehabbing the shoulder in Houston, and said he'll continue doing the same exercises in Baltimore. Though he doesn't expect to meet with trainer Richie Bancells and club orthopedist Dr. Michael Jacobs until Monday, he proclaimed the shoulder 100 percent last night."I've been training really hard," said Hairston, who will challenge Delino DeShields for the starting job next spring.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - -Tiger Woods often gets asked about the knee surgery he had after his triumph at the 2008 U.S. Open. A different procedure was on his mind Tuesday. "I need to have a sex change? Is that what you're saying?" he asked. The questioner led him down that path by asking about the USGA's decision to play the men's and women's Opens in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst in 2014. "Do you see somebody trying to play both of them?" Woods was asked. "Would you be interested?" Before the questioner could recover in time to mention Michelle Wie, Woods delivered his punch line.

At the age of 22, Brendan Flanagan felt as though he were 90. A day after undergoing surgery in September 2007 to remove a brain tumor, Flanagan tried to walk from his bed to the bathroom at the hospital at New York University. A simple step took unbelievable effort. "I was so unbalanced that I walked like a 90-year-old man," recalled Flanagan, who could not lift anything heavier than a 5-pound weight for a month and was barred from physical activity for two months. "I remember the first time I got out of bed, I thought, 'Oh, I'm an athlete.

Sale of Cubs before Opening Day up in air baseball The Cubs are likely to remain under the ownership of Tribune through the early part of the season. Cubs chairman Crane Kenney said yesterday that it "will be a challenge" to complete the sale of the team by Opening Day on April 6 and that talks between the Ricketts family and the Tribune are ongoing. Tribune owns The Baltimore Sun. He said that none of the remaining issues "are in any way fatal to the transaction." The Ricketts family won exclusive negotiating rights on Jan. 22 in a deal worth about $900 million.

Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery today and is expected to miss six to nine weeks. The New York Yankees slugger will need further surgery after the season. The diagnosis by Dr. Marc Philippon yesterday was yet another jolt to Rodriguez during a tumultuous month in which the three-time American League Most Valuable Player admitted using steroids from 2001 to 2003 while with the Texas Rangers. Philippon spoke from Vail, Colo., on a conference call with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.

A-Rod will try to play through hip injury baseball Alex Rodriguez will attempt to play this season with an injured right hip, hoping to avoid surgery and a four-month rehabilitation period. A cyst in the hip was drained Wednesday, and the New York Yankees third baseman will skip playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Still, he has a torn labrum that might need an operation. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the Associated Press yesterday: "[The injury can be treated]

Salary: $32,000 Age: 23 Years on the job: One How she got started: : After graduating from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in communications and broadcasting, Green decided to move back to her hometown of Hanover, Pa. She said she wanted a job that used her communication skills but where she could also help people. "What I'm doing right now is very rewarding." Typical day: : Green works five days a week, starting at 8 a.m. Much of her job is focused on patient consultations.

Eye surgery could end season for Stoudemire nba Amare Stoudemire could be finished for the season just days after the Phoenix Suns decided not to trade him. The power forward, a starter for the Western Conference in Sunday's All-Star Game, had eye surgery yesterday and won't be able to resume physical activity for about eight weeks. The eye had been bothering Stoudemire before the Suns' road game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, when he scored 42 points in Phoenix's 142-129 victory.

Reader Kayris wrote: "I found out today that my 2-year-old will most likely need eye surgery and an MRI before that. Any suggestions for making it easier for a child so young, and any suggestions to get ME through having to see my child under general anesthesia?" I sent her question to Dr. Michael Crocetti, director of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He wrote back some thoughts: "Having surgery or a medical procedure that requires sedation can be scary and very anxiety-provoking for the child and parents," he wrote.

Terps cornerback Barnes to miss rest of season col. football Maryland cornerback Kevin Barnes suffered a shoulder-blade fracture and is out for the season, coach Ralph Friedgen said yesterday. The senior was injured Saturday in the 26-0 victory over Wake Forest, but Friedgen delayed announcing the medical results until Barnes had met with doctors. "You would think the shoulder pads should have protected it. It's just one of those things, I guess," Friedgen said. Barnes will need surgery and is likely to have up to six months of rehabilitation, the coach said.

Colts' Sanders has knee surgery nfl Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders, already out with a sprained right ankle, has had arthroscopic surgery on a knee. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year last season injured his ankle Sept. 14 at Minnesota and was initially expected to miss four to six weeks. Colts owner Jim Irsay said the recovery period for the sprain would likely be longer than that for the knee, so the surgery was scheduled during his absence. The team has not said which knee was operated on or the nature of the ailment.