As I type, I'm immersed in Oracle Team USA completing an improbable victory to reclaim America's Cup--and eating crow instead of caviar. Watching Larry Ellison's high-tech marvel AC 72 roar back from 8-1 down to defend the Cup is as amazing a comeback as ever accomplished in sport, staring down match point for a week. Skipper Jimmy Spithill was thought to have needed a padded cell y for saying such a comeback was possible. Cheers to you, Jimmy.
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The Raiders continue preparation for Sunday's game with Washington with the players association probing if quarterback Terrelle Pryor should have returned to the Monday's loss in Denver after taking a shot in the fourth quarter.
Dennis Allen said he had a conversation with Pryor after the hit before allowing him to take two more snaps. Experts says concussion symptoms don't always show immediately--which should make teams err on the side of caution if there's any doubt a player suffered a head injury, especially with concussions such a hot-bottom issue.
At the youth levels, coaches now have to complete a concussion certification where we are to sit a kid if we suspect there's been a head injury. With Monday's game already decided, Pryor probably should have been out of the game before getting nailed--certainly not two plays after.
