Staph infections rise among athletes (AP)

CLEVELAND - Brian Russell had no idea what hit him. A guy who routinely tackles 250-pound running backs head-on and occasionally gets pulverized by rampaging 350-pound NFL linemen for a living nearly saw his season end because of a microscopic germ. The Cleveland Browns " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Cleveland Browns safety was flattened by a staph infection that hospitalized him during the preseason. "I went from being in tiptop shape, to a few hours later, being knocked on ...