...Also, Stacey Cook finished ninth and Alice McKennis was 10th as the U.S. Ski Team placed four racers in the top 10 for one of its best overall results.Nadja Kamer and Lotte Smiseth Sejersted crashed, but both avoided serious injury.

...Department of Justice, 78.5 percent of victims who used self-protective measures either avoided injury, avoided serious injury, scared off the offender or were able to escape. Fighting back doesn't mean trading punches with the assailant...

...where the fearless riders go. It's the shortest way around the race track - and the most dangerous." Bailey avoided serious injury in more than 30,000 career mounts, although he did break his wrist in 2004 when he fell off a ladder putting...

...struggle and nerve-racking close calls. He narrowly missed crashing for the second time Monday, and a week ago he avoided serious injury in the opening stage in a pileup. On Monday, Armstrong skidded off the road as Joseba Beloki jammed his wheel...

...game by throwing plastic beer bottles on the field. And last Saturday, Texas outfielder Carl Everett narrowly avoided serious injury or even death when a thug masquerading as a fan threw a cell phone that hit Everett in the head. These people...

...He's a tough-natured kid." By maintaining a rigorous weight training regimen during the season, Brown has avoided serious injury during his time at Tech, although the 22-year-old did have surgery on his wrist and shoulder last spring...

...regular season record, a NFC championship and a berth in Super Bowl XXXIII, everything went right. The team avoided serious injuries, they led the league in turnover ratio and they played with unbridled confidence. "I think what we've got...