97.3 The Dawg » paralyzed http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Indiana Teen Paralyzed at Sugarland Show Talks Life After Stage Collapse http://973thedawg.com/indiana-stage-collapse-sugarland-teen-paralyzed/ http://973thedawg.com/indiana-stage-collapse-sugarland-teen-paralyzed/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:10:01 +0000 Billy Dukes http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=72971 An Indiana State Senate Committee is considering adding another $5 million to the compensation given to victims of last August’s stage collapse at the state fair, which occurred just before country duo Sugarland was due to perform. But one local teenager, who was partially paralyzed as a result of the tragedy, appeared in court to talk about how his life has been changed since then — or as he puts it, how the quality will forever be “measured as in before Sugarland and after Sugarland.”

]]> http://973thedawg.com/indiana-stage-collapse-sugarland-teen-paralyzed/feed/ 0 Joey Foley, Getty Images Texas Rangers, Houston Astros Draft Paralyzed Players http://973thedawg.com/texas-rangers-houston-astros-draft-paralyzed-players-video/ http://973thedawg.com/texas-rangers-houston-astros-draft-paralyzed-players-video/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:19:39 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=14437 It may only be the second week of June, but the pennant race in both leagues for classiest move by a major league team is over.

Earlier this week, the Texas Rangers drafted a paralyzed player in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, while their cross-state rivals Houston Astros did the same.

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