Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday 2/24/21
24 February 2021 Sports
Sports for February 24th
Authorities said in a press conference Tuesday evening they have found no immediate evidence that golfer Tiger Woods was impaired before a rollover crash that seriously injured both of his legs. At the news conference, the police chief and fire chief of Los Angeles County didn’t answer follow-up questions on how they know he wasn’t impaired or how fast he was driving. Weather was not a factor in the crash. Woods was alone in his SUV when he crashed into a raised median shortly before 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, crossed two oncoming lanes and rolled over several times, authorities said at a news conference. No other cars were involved. Firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out.
“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Gonzalez, who was the first to get to the wreck.
Gonzalez said Woods appeared “incredibly calm,” likely due to shock, and was able to answer simple questions including what day it was and where he was. The airbags deployed, and the inside of the car stayed basically intact and that “gave him a cushion to survive the crash.” Both of his legs were severely injured, said county Fire Chief Daryl Osby. Woods was conscious and able to communicate when authorities arrived to pry him from the SUV. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. He said a combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot. A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake, responsive and recovering.
“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, the deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who was the first on the scene after a neighbor called 911.
It was originally reported by authorities that the golf star had to be freed from the vehicle with “Jaws of life” tools before being taken to the hospital. In a press conference Tuesday evening, authorities clarified other tools were used to remove Woods, but not the “Jaws of Life” type. The crash happened near the border of the upscale communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Crews used a crane to lift the damaged SUV out of the hillside brush. The vehicle was placed upright on the street and sheriff’s investigators inspected it and took photos. Then it was loaded onto a flatbed truck and hauled away. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said there was also a second crash when a vehicle that had stopped to help Woods was hit. That wreck was very minor, and no one was injured..
This is the third time Woods has been involved in a car investigation. The most notorious was the early morning after Thanksgiving in 2009, when his SUV ran over a fire hydrant and hit a tree. That was the start of shocking revelations that he had been cheating on his wife with multiple women. Woods lost major corporate sponsorship, went to a rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi and did not return to golf for five months. Not even a decade later, Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of the road in May 2017. He was arrested on a DUI charge and later said he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine for his back pain. Woods would go on to plead guilty to reckless driving and check into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder. The cause of the wreck wasn’t clear. The two-lane road curves through upscale suburbs, and the northbound side that Woods was driving on descends steeply enough that signs warn trucks to use lower gears. The speed limit is 45 mph. Authorities said crashes in the area are common. The cause of the wreck wasn’t clear. The two-lane road curves through upscale suburbs, and the northbound side that Woods was driving on descends steeply enough that signs warn trucks to use lower gears. The speed limit is 45 mph. Authorities said crashes in the area are common. No charges were filed,.
The Milwaukee Bucks pounded the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves last night 139-112. It was Milwaukee’s third straight win. Giannis Antetokuonmpo led the Bucks with 37 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists and Bryn Forbes added 23 as seven players scored in double figures for Milwaukee. Naz Reid led the T-Wolves with 25 and Jordan McLaughlin scored 20. The Bucks, 19-13 are in third place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind second place Brooklyn and two games behind first place Philadelphia. Minnesota is mired in last place in the Western Conference at 7-25. Milwaukee continues its homestand Thursday night hosting the New Orleans Pelicans.
The sturgeon spearing season continues on Lake Winnebago and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday was the first day that the registration stations on the lake’s south side saw more than the stations on the north side. Of the 31 fish registered Tuesday, Blackwolf Landing led the way with nine. There were eight juvenile females, 14 adult females and nine males speared on Tuesday. Ninety percent harvest cap triggers were at least 100 sturgeon away in all categories, with the last possible day of spearing coming up on Sunday. A total of 1,257 sturgeon have been speared on Lake Winnebago and 364 on lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts. The largest fish of the day was Daniel Preissner’s 97.9-pound, 73.9-inch sturgeon he registered at Calumet Harbor. The warm weather was beginning to impact both water clarity and ice quality. The DNR said water clarity averaged 12 feet around the lake, but that could decrease as meltwater runs off into the lake. Spearers also told the DNR that snow pack on the lake’s surface was maintaining, but some landings and access points were beginning to turn slushy. The DNR recommends checking with local fishing clubs before heading out onto the lake.
State wildlife officials have announced they will close the gray wolf hunting and trapping season Wednesday afternoon across all six zones in the state of Wisconsin. Shortly after 3 p.m., the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced wolf harvesting would end at 3 p.m. on Wednesday .Th e state’s total harvest quota for the February 2021 season was originally set at 200 wolves, however, the state says 50% of the harvest quota within the ceded territories was reserved in response to a declaration by the Ojibwe bands. The result of the declaration meant a quota for state hunters and trappers dropped to 119 wolves. The hunt was launched Monday morning, and was originally scheduled to run through Sunday.
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