Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing a seven-hour surgery to repair a crushed neck and larynx, a doctor said Tuesday.
The senior was injured in a bench-pressing accident Monday when a bar slipped from his grasp.
Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said Tuesday Johnson is unable to speak but is recovering well and is in stable condition. Hinika said it is unclear when Johnson will be able to speak again.
Hinika said Johnson may not have survived if he did not have such a muscular physique. He is unlikely to return this season.
Basketball
Tennessee forward remains hospitalized: Tennessee forward Emmanuel Negedu was to remain hospitalized overnight Tuesday as doctors continued to test and observe him after he collapsed following a workout.
Negedu, a 6-foot-7, 218-pound sophomore from Kaduna, Nigeria, collapsed in the Volunteers' weight room on Monday afternoon.
Calhoun, UConn talking: Connecticut men's coach Jim Calhoun, 67, is talking to the school about a new multiyear contract, a Huskies spokesman said.
Tuesday's results
Women's golf
Campbell wins UNCG event: Individual winner Mary Mattson led Campbell to the team title in the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic.
Mattson had a three-round 218 total, followed by teammate Teresa Arocena at 221. Arocena played as an individual and did not count toward the Camels' team total.
Campbell had an 887 total, seven shots ahead of UNCG.
N.C. State, led by Meghan Chapman's 228 (tied for 14th), finished fourth at 916.
Men's golf
VCU Shootout: Wake Forest finished third and East Carolina 10th in the event at Manakin-Sabot, Va.
UNC-Wilmington won the three-day event with an 872 total, followed by Virginia at 877 and the Deacons at 879. ECU had an 891 total.
Charlotte's Corey Nagy was the medalist with at 210, two strokes ahead of Wake Forest's Brendan Gielow.
Harold Varner led ECU at 217 (tied for fourth).
Men's soccer
Charlotte 3, Wake Forest 1: Evan James had a goal and an assist to lead visiting the 49ers (5-1-2) to an upset of the No. 3 Deacons (5-2-1).
The Deacons had won 46 straight nonconference games.
North Carolina 2, Radford 0: Billy Schuler and Michael Farfan scored goals for the visiting Tar Heels (6-1-1) in a victory over the Highlanders (2-4-1).
Duke 2, Elon 1: The visiting Blue Devils (6-2) took a 2-0 lead on goals by Ryan Ruffing and Ryan Finley and held off the Phoenix (3-4-1).
N.C. State 1, South Carolina 0: Ronnie Bouemboue's goal with 10 seconds left in the first half lifted the host Wolfpack (5-2-1) to its third shutout victory of the season.
From college news releases
