(Above Right) Mike Catanese, DDS, NFL Carolina Panthers Team Dentist escorts Quarterback Kerry Collins off the field to ride to the hospital after suffering bilateral fracture of the mandible. This was caused by a helmet to chin hit by opposing team member Bill Romanowski. Ouch!! Dr. Catanese is engaged in private practice at 135 Perrin Place #100, Charlotte, NC 28207, 704-332-1211. (Below) AP Photo of Denver Bronco late hit by Bill Romanowski causing injury. $20,000 fine was subsequently imposed by NFL. Ouch!!

South Africa - Viewers watching the last 12 minutes of a televised Castle Premiership football match between the Moroka Swallows and Jomo Cosmos in the George Gogh Stadium, Johannesburg, saw a group of players collapse suddenly after being struck by lightning.   It was the first time in the history of South African soccer that a game was cancelled because of lightning. Jomo Cosmos were leading 2-0.

Three Swallows players 锟?Jaconia Cibi, Peter Matitse and Benjamin Njemo 锟?were knocked unconscious; lesser injuries were sustained by Joseph Rapelego, Phumlani Dindi, Martial Chimbousou and Andrew Rabutla. Some of the latter were Cosmos players and one was the referee, which seemed to rule out witchcraft in this case. There were no fatalities, although Cibi was in a critical condition for a while. He was grateful to "God and my ancestors for saving my life... I do not even want to entertain the idea that it could have been a muti-related act."