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Troops beat Barrie to tighten series  -  24 Mar 2008
Brampton News,Lomas has a charley horse â€¦ Musselman, who returned from a one-game suspension, landed several right hands in a first-period fight with Andrew Clouthier â€¦

Fridayâ€™s finish one for books  -  Mar 23, 2008
Worcester Telegram,Riley Armstrong limped into the DCU Center about an hour before game time, suffering from a charley horse in his right thigh. That injury came as a result

Lake Erie's Purinton suspended for two games for kneeing Tardif  -  Mar 19, 2008
MLive.com,Tardif left the game with a Charley horse, but was able to play Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Marlies. Purinton also was involved in a pregame

The injury parade that never ends...  -  Mar 9, 2008
MLive.com,Chelios's chip fracture is starting to heal, and that means that he's no longer suffering from the back-of-the-calf equivalent to a "Charley horse": Chris

Exercise before a swim to avoid foot cramps  -  Feb 24, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Q: What the heck is a charley horse? And do they always get worse with age, or is that just my good fortune? A: If you've ever been awakened from a deep

Marcinko's pair boosts Barrie to win  -  Mar 21, 2008
Brampton News,Alavie and Lomas sat out with a broken collarbone and charley horse respectively. Eriksson, who turns 19 on Friday, is done for the season after knee

Undermanned Griffins struggle to produce in scrappy tilt vs. Lake Erie  -  Mar 16, 2008
MLive.com,...and Tardif (who suffered a Charley horse) was another big blow, but they carried the play for most of the game, they're proud of their effort,

â€¢ Griffins drop a testy one vs. Monsters  -  Mar 15, 2008
MLive.com,Griffins coach Mike Stothers said Tardif has a Charley horse, but expects he'll be able to play today in Toronto. Trailing 2-0, Ryan Oulahen cleaned up the

Chaplin hopes to spoil Red Wingsâ€™ run  -  Mar 20, 2008
Western Star,Good news for Caribous fans centres on Robert Sneath, who has fully recovered from a charley horse and will be back to logging plenty of ice time on the

Sutter, Canes still working on a contract  -  Mar 19, 2008
News & Observer,Forward Wade Brookbank missed his fifth straight game with a charley horse. In his place, Jeff Hamilton played in his first NHL game in more than a month.

PG East: Persistence gives Class AA hockey title to Latrobe  -  Mar 19, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...[Freshman Zack LaDuke] had a pretty bad charley horse. We wanted to keep these under wraps because we didn't want teams to know what we were up against.

Blue Jackets-Canadiens: Price Is Right for Pascal Leclaire  -  Feb 25, 2008
Bleacher Report,Fedorov with a charley horse (did some guy name Charley's horse get hurt or somethin to come up with that name.. I digress).

Boudreau responds to Pettinger  -  Feb 27, 2008
Washington Times,Also, Fedorov said he hasn't skated since Saturday because of the charley horse he suffered in the game that day (against Huet's Canadiens, no less),

Columbus deals Fedorov to Washington  -  Feb 26, 2008
Rotoworld.comHe returned on February 17th and played in four games before being sidelined with a charley horse. He's currently day-to-day with the leg injury. Feb.

The joys of spring training  -  Feb 29, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Braves and Dodgers being televised, even before the first charley horse. Joe Torre in a Dodger uniform. (Had he taken the wrong plane?

Medical mystery solved in slaughterhouse  -  Feb 28, 2008
CNNFirst, there were "charley horse" cramps in her left calf that wouldn't go away. Within days, the debilitating aches moved to her right leg.

Group guarantees home giveaway  -  Mar 16, 2008
Joliet Herald News,Merchants with coupons include the Charley Horse, Chew on This Dog Barkery, David Anthony Jewelers, Entree Vous, Fuller's Car Wash and Ranch Frosty.

Leclaire gets ninth shutout as Jackets beat Canadiens 3-0 on Bob ...  -  Feb 23, 2008
The Canadian PressColumbus centre Sergei Fedorov left the game in the second period with a charley horse in his right leg. Notes - Montreal sat out Guillaume Latendresse,

Tar Heels appear to have bypassed backcourt injury curse this year  -  Mar 14, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,Derrick Phelpsâ€™ tailbone and knee in â€™93 and â€™94, Jerry Stackhouseâ€™s charley horse in â€™94 â€” all went down at inopportune times for postseason play.

Sex on Tuesday  -  Mar 10, 2008
Daily Californian,If you don't believe me, believe my friend Maria when she says it only takes one mid-romp charley horse leg spasm for you to be a Chiquita fanatic for life.

How to make the most of a great stretch  -  Mar 6, 2008
Muse,This can result in a charley horse, which is caused by actual tears in the muscle fibres. By stretching and warming up, muscles have a greater range of

PREVIEW: MIDWEEK ENGLISH ACTION  -  Mar 4, 2008
Yanks Abroad...of his suspension, while starting goalkeeper David Marshall will likely start following his recovery from a Charley horse suffered over the weekend.

Tinley Park blotter 3/2  -  Mar 2, 2008
Southtown Star,26 from a 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier in the parking lot of Charley Horse, 9501 171st St. RETAIL THEFT John Knox, 24, of Chicago, and Latonya Burgs, 39,

Women's basketball: Coyotes hold off Huskies  -  Mar 1, 2008
St. Cloud Times,For St. Cloud State, Katie Tacheny hit 11 of 12 free-throw attempts â€” her only miss came after taking a bad charley horse to her right knee â€” and finished

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH  -  Mar 2, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,He suffered a charley horse Jan. 8 in St. Louis but didn't miss a game. Zherdev was so determined to play in the Jan. 11 rematch, Howson said, that Zherdev

Trade news is flying in [Fedorov, Pettinger, other updates]  -  Feb 26, 2008
Washington Times,He also left the Blue Jackets' most recent game with a leg injury, but it was just a charley horse; he was expected to play for Columbus tomorrow.

There's still time  -  Feb 25, 2008
The Southern,Got a charley horse in your leg? Deep breathing will usually clear it up quickly. Lower back pain got you hunched over? Try taking five or six long,

Annapolis woman calls Lab a lifesaver  -  Feb 25, 2008
Annapolis Capital,It was a charley horse, she assumed, until the pain shot into her right leg too. "It was the most intense pain that I can't even describe," she said,

Hitchcock: Next four games will reveal a lot for Blue Jackets  -  Feb 25, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,Hitchcock said Sergei Fedorov should be healthy enough to play Wednesday night after suffering a charley horse Saturday. Fedorov might not resume practicing

SPIN CYCLE : Scrabble as ideal film fodder  -  Feb 24, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Operation In this animated adventure, characters Adam Apple and Charley Horse must help their human â€” a down-onhis-luck doctor â€” mend his Broken Heart,

Jackets cap trip in role of spoiler  -  Feb 24, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,Center Sergei Fedorov, the focus of much trade speculation the past few days, suffered a charley horse to his right leg in the second period and did not

Leg cramps â€“ riding the charley horse all night  -  Jan 22, 2008
Aiken Standard (subscription),Having just last week consigned a good night's sleep to the hinterlands for a vulnerable and significant number of us sleep apnea bearers, I still somewhat

When is a leg cramp not a leg cramp?  -  Feb 8, 2008
Brentwood Press,I think I have a charley horse.â€? I love this expression: charley horse. When is a leg cramp not a leg cramp? Why, when itâ€™sa charley horse, of course.

Injury update  -  Feb 19, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,..."The best way to explain it is like a charley horse in my back. It's now at the point where I can play with it." Hinote, who was injured in Colorado,

New Lenox parking woes  -  Feb 6, 2008
Southtown Star,Patrons of the Charley Horse, at Lincoln Highway and Marley Road, have been filling the adjacent bank parking lot and overflowing to the bank across the

Zdeno Chara: Rests on Monday  -  Feb 12, 2008
Rotowire,Presumably this is related to a charley horse Chara sustained during the third period of Saturday's loss to Florida. "He logs a lot of ice time," said

Jeffrey back on track; Four-point night helps Greyhounds ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
Sault Star,Hounds co-captain Brandon MacLean suffered a charley horse late in the first period, attempted to play through it, but left the game after the second period

MacMillan injury likely not too bad  -  Feb 4, 2008
The Daily News,..."It's probably a charley horse," Patenaude said. "It looks like there's nothing major wrong with it, like an MCL or ACL, but some people take longer to

Griffins receive good news regarding Stafford, bad news on Ference  -  Jan 31, 2008
MLive.com,4-11 with a persistent Charley horse. Stothers also confirmed Wednesday that Brad Ference's injured wrist will keep the defenseman out for the rest of the

Zednik accident was quite painful to watch  -  Feb 11, 2008
Boston Globe,He also reported that Chara sustained a charley horse during the third period of Saturday's loss to Florida. "He logs a lot of ice time," said Julien,

MacLean joins the Gens' infirmary  -  Jan 29, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,..."It's a reasonably deep bruise in his thigh, a charley horse I guess is the proper term. Hopefully it remains day-to-day and hopefully he comes around.

Portrait of an artist as a wood carver  -  Feb 14, 2008
Milford Daily News,The condition, which can occur 10 to 40 years after a patient recovers, causes fatigue and muscle spasms that "burn like a gigantic charley horse.

Preds continue homestand vs. Hurricanes  -  Feb 5, 2008
Sports Network...scorer Jason Arnott, but the standout center is expected to be in the lineup tonight after sitting out that game due to a charley horse in his leg.

Manson third time lucky  -  Feb 13, 2008
ChronicleHerald.ca,Wolverines captain Jeff Marchand suffered a charley horse on an open ice hit early in the first period and didnâ€™t return. He could be back by Thursday.

Precarious positioning  -  Feb 13, 2008
Worcester Telegram,Defenseman Zdeno Chara didnâ€™t practice Monday or skate yesterday morning due to a charley horse incurred during Saturdayâ€™s loss to the Panthers.

Parsons wins crown; first from South Jersey  -  Feb 12, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,..."I got a charley horse, a cramp. My thumb got stuck in the ball," she said. "I didn't even see the strike. I just said, oh my gosh."

Bad-luck Silvertip emerges as star  -  Jan 30, 2008
Seattle Times,With Prince George he suffered a charley horse that calcified and left him barely able to walk for seventh months. That was followed by another serious

Official Site of the New England Hockey Journal  -  Feb 12, 2008
New England Hockey Journal,...are being so mum on the defensemanâ€™s status would lead one to believe things are a little more serious than what Julien deemed a charley horse Monday.

End of the line  -  Feb 8, 2008
Beloit Daily News,But her knee looked pretty bruised and she had a really bad charley horse. She just said she couldn't do it. She has always been honest with me and she said

Norrena shows his cool as Jackets top Coyotes on road  -  Feb 7, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,The Jackets didn't retaliate physically after Zherdev suffered a charley horse in St.Louis on Jan. 8. This time it was different, although quite painful for

Clear your schedule, Moose playoff games could go at noon  -  Feb 6, 2008
The Daily News,Mooseheads forward Logan MacMillan didn't skate at practice yesterday because of a charley horse, but will test out his knee this morning before deciding

Marchand remains patient  -  Feb 6, 2008
ChronicleHerald.ca,Injury notes â€” Mooseheads forward Logan MacMillan (charley horse) will test his leg at todayâ€™s morning skate to see if he can play against the Maineiacs.

Mooseheads injuries: MacMillan, Lund updates  -  Feb 5, 2008
The Daily News,The 18-year-old forward suffered a charley horse in a game against the St. John's Fog Devils on Saturday after taking a knee-on-knee hit.

MacMillan's injury minor: Mooseheads  -  Feb 5, 2008
The Daily News,MacMillan suffered only a charley horse, though much worse was feared following a knee-on-knee collision with St. John's Fog Devils defenceman TJ Brennan

Golden years calendar  -  Feb 4, 2008
Wicked Local Middleborough,KINGSTON SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB: Christmas party, 11 am Monday, Charley Horse Restaurant, Main Street, Kingston. LAKEVILLE SENIOR CENTER: 1 Dear Crossing,

Young But Not Stupid  -  Feb 2, 2008
Promo Magazine,If they managed to pick up the charley horse without setting off the buzzer, they got 20% off one item; a successful wishbone extraction earned 15% off;

Predators hoping Arnott will return against Coyotes  -  Feb 2, 2008
SBR Forum,..."It's just a little lower leg injury, like a charley horse," Trotz said after the victory. "I don't think it's anything serious. ... I'd say right now that

Coyotes to face Predators  -  Feb 2, 2008
East Valley Tribune,Center Jason Arnott, who leads Nashville with 28 assists and 46 points, left Thursdayâ€™s victory over Columbus with a charley horse but is listed as probable

Predators roll over Blue Jackets  -  Jan 31, 2008
Nashville City Paper,ARNOTT MENDING: Arnott left the game in the second period with a leg injury that coach Barry Trotz classified as a â€œcharley horseâ€? type of problem.

Moon rises over Oshawa  -  Jan 31, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,MacLean, whose status was questionable thanks to a charley horse, scored his league-leading 49th goal of the season. Defenceman Michael Del Zotto scored the

Juice Shuts Down the League's Best in Hound Victory  -  Jan 27, 2008
Soonews.ca,...game scoring streak ended and then knocked out of the game, in the second period, by Hound defenseman Tyler Cuthbert with a high charley horse injury.

Despite controversy, police say devices are safe, seldom used  -  Jan 25, 2008
La Crosse Tribune,It almost immediately gives the person hit by the probes a full-body â€œgiant charley horseâ€? â€” they lose all neuromuscular control and the ability to perform

Peter Alpern | The Chronicle-Telegram  -  Jan 24, 2008
Chronicle-Telegram,It all started with a standard charley horse â€” one of the most common of sports injuries. But what followed was a terrifying reminder of the strange and

8 simple rules for a healthier â€™08  -  Jan 21, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Got a charley horse in your leg? Deep breathing will usually clear it up quickly. Lower back pain got you hunched over? Try taking five or six long,

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