Post by acdc on Jul 17, 2008 11:40:49 GMT -6
You just hate to see this happen to a player. I really feel sorry for her. This hurts our chances of winning gold so we'll see how the team adjusts.
From MSNBC
From MSNBC
SAN DIEGO (AP) - On a night when the United States woman should have been eyeing the upcoming Olympics, they were dealt a crushing blow to their gold medal hopes when Abby Wambach broke her left leg.
Wambach, the team's leading scorer, was carted off the field after a violent collision in the first half of a 1-0 win over Brazil. Wambach is expected to be out for 12 weeks and will miss the Olympics, which start in three weeks.
Wambach fractured both her tibia and fibula and will have surgery Thursday to have a titanium rod inserted into her leg.
Wambach, the team's leading scorer, was carted off the field after a violent collision in the first half of a 1-0 win over Brazil. Wambach is expected to be out for 12 weeks and will miss the Olympics, which start in three weeks.
Wambach fractured both her tibia and fibula and will have surgery Thursday to have a titanium rod inserted into her leg.
