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The Sports Diary

The "stupid injury" story is a favourite of the Sports Diary, but Plaxico Burress, of the New York Giants, might have taken the title. Not for him dropping a jar of mayonnaise on his foot, or tripping over his dog: Plaxico accidentally shot himself in the thigh, while in a nightclub.

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JAMES PORTEOUS

The "stupid injury" story is a favourite of the Sports Diary, but Plaxico Burress, of the New York Giants, might have taken the title.