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Father of cornerback C.J. Wilson thankful his son’s alive

Published on July 9, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

At the worst of times, it is still possible for one to count his blessings. Just ask Curtis Wilson Sr., who is grateful his son C.J. only lost two fingers instead of his wife in a recent fireworks explosion. His NFL career? He’ll worry about that later. “I’m sure it’s in the back of his mind,” Wilson told WBTV. “For me, that really doesn’t matter. My son is alive, so God took care of him. I guess we’ll cross that…

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Tampa Bay Bucs’ corner C.J. Wilson injured by fireworks

Published on July 8, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

Evidently, Jason Pierre-Paul isn’t the only man in the NFL who plays with fireworks. C.J. Wilson, a cornerback with the Tampa Bay Bucs, also got too much bang for his buc over the July 4th holiday. Wilson, like Pierre-Paul, suffered a “severe” hand injury over the holiday. Pierre-Paul might miss games with his injury, although there is no word yet on how severe Wilson’s injury was. The Lincoln Times-News, Wilson’s hometown newspaper, reported that Wilson lost two fingers in the…

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Angels beat up Rays’ bullpen before the reshuffling

Published on June 12, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

This time, the bullpen could not close the door. And, this time, the Tampa Bay Rays went down hard. One night after being shut down by the Rays’ relief pitchers, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim erupted for a 6-2 victory Thursday night. The Angels scored three in the seventh, highlighted by Mike Trout’s run-scoring double, and two in the ninth on a home run by Albert Pujols, to take the deciding game of the series. The homer by Pujols…

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