More Testicular Cancer in Basketball?
Le Basketbawl — ... ESPN.com just reported that senior guard for the Tennessee Volunteers, Chris Lofton, had testicular cancer in 2007. The cancer was found when Lofton was randomly picked for a drug test following a Sweet 16 loss to Ohio State. Talk about the only time you've heard a random drug test being a positive thing, huh? ...

C-Lo's Story
Rocky Top Talk — ... Not sure if you have heard or seen yet, but today it was released that prior to the 07-08 season Chris Lofton fought and won his battle with Testicular Cancer. Go to this must read Chris Low article to get the details as he tells this story in a way that brings a tear to your eye. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=3376961 What an amazing young man. This is a truly inspiring story of character. Chris wanted this season to be about the team and kept this battle private. He shows us what sports and life for that matter are all about, the ability to go ...

I Am a Chris Lofton Fan
Burnt Orange Nation — ... I really can't stand Tennessee, don't really like Bruce Pearl, and really didn't think too highly of Chris Lofton. Until now. Read this ESPN article. In an age when too many athletes seek the spotlight when they don't deserve it, make unnecessary excuses, or blame others for their own failures, this is a very refreshing story. Some of you might find it silly that Lofton didn't tell his teammates, his friends, or even some of his family members that he had cancer. I think it's admirable. He didn't complain, didn't make excuses, and didn't sulk. ...

The Source of Chris Lofton’s Slow Start: Significantly Scarier Than Anyone Would’ve Guessed
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... a D1 scorer coming out of high school than the ‘06-07 SEC Player of the Year. My friends and I — who in retrospect look like assholes, and not just because we were talking about Chris Lofton while our girlfriends were totally sitting right there making fun of us — pondered all kinds of reasons why this might be. Lack of athleticism? Better scouting by opposing coaches? Bruce Pearl’s  loose-unto-nonexistent offensive scheme? Um, nope. Turns out, according to an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ESPN.com (how did they get it? I thought The Entire Internet was ...

Chris Lofton’s Piss From Heaven
Larry Brown Sports — ... As I’m sure you have not seen because it was not placed prominently on a certain, popular sports website, but turns out Tennessee guard Chris Lofton is a cancer surviver. This is complete news to me and many other college basketball fans who have watched Lofton ball all season long. The news was pretty much kept quiet the past year and you couldn’t tell that Lofton was anything other than 100% healthy. So here’s the crazy part, want to know how it was found out Lofton had cancer? You’ll never guess: ...

Chris Lofton Played 2008 Season While Battling Cancer
Storming the Floor — ... Truly must read article from Low about Lofton's fight to get back on the court. What amazes me almost as much Lofton's quick recovery was that no one knew about it until now. ...

DIABETES, CANCER, AND DEATH
With Leather — ... It's a great day in sports for disease and death.  ESPN has an exclusive interview with Tennessee shooting guard Chris Lofton in which the Volunteers' marksman reveals his private battle with testicular cancer.  Since a random drug test a year ago turned up positive -- high levels of beta hCG can indicate either steroid use or cancer -- Lofton kept his disease secret from his teammates and extended family.  Only now has he come forward to talk about the illness that has left him riddled with tired cliches: ...

The "I'm Lazy" Post
The Hog Tale — ... up recently, so here are some recent links that I've enjoyed... Chris Bahn has a nice spring football recap for the Hogs aover at Arkansas Sports 360... The guys over at Razorbackexpats have some post NFL draft links to check out... D-Mac hasn't been in the yard since the night before the draft, but he's posting some cool stuff over ay Yardbarker... Around the SEC... The unbelievable story of Chris Lofton is all over ESPN.com, and also well summed up over at Third Saturday in Blogtober... It's ...

Chris Lofton is a Big Orange Inspiration
Loser with Socks — [image] He beat Kentucky. He beat Florida. He beat Memphis. Chris Lofton and the rest of the Tennessee basketball team beat many teams during his four years in Knoxville. You can add one more thing to that list…cancer. In an interview with ESPN.com’s Chris Low , Lofton revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer just a few days after the Vols crushing loss to Ohio State in the 2006-2007 Sweet 16. He spent nearly a month going through radiation treatments that left him sick and weak. At at time when most basketball players are shooting or working out in the gym, Chris ...

Chris Lofton May Have Had the Sweetest Victory Last Season
College Hoops Journal — I feel  bad now. I harped on Lofton this past season for his inconsistency and marking him as a little overrated as a playmaker. Turns out Lofton was recovering from testicular cancer.  Wow … all apologies. He was diagnosed with cancer only a few days after Tennessee ended its 2006-07 season with a Sweet 16 loss to Ohio State in San Antonio. Miraculously, the cancer was discovered after Lofton was picked randomly following the first-round win over Long Beach State to submit to an NCAA-mandated drug test. The ...

Tennessee's Chris Lofton Beat Testicular Cancer After 2007 Sweet Sixteen
FanHouse — ... In an interview with ESPN.com, Lofton reveals that an NCAA drug test during the 2007 Tournament revealed that he could have cancer, and that he learned of the diagnosis after Tennessee's season-ending loss to Ohio State. Six days after playing in that game, he underwent surgery. He spent the off-season recovering, and then played the entire 2007-08 season. Only one teammate knew. ...

Tennessee's Chris Lofton Beat Testicular Cancer After 2007 Sweet Sixteen
FanHouse — ... In an interview with ESPN.com, Lofton reveals that an NCAA drug test during the 2007 Tournament revealed that he could have cancer, and that he learned of the diagnosis after Tennessee's season-ending loss to Ohio State. Six days after playing in that game, he underwent surgery. He spent the off-season recovering, and then played the entire 2007-08 season. Only one teammate knew. ...

A SHORT TRIBUTE TO CHRIS LOFTON
Rocky Top Talk — ... Scores of thousands of reps made it second nature. So when faced with real, life-threatening adversity, Chris just did what he'd always done. He calmly raised up over his circumstances and took his best shot. And before the ball had found its way through the bottom of the net, Lofton was already fading into the background where he is most comfortable. It's nothing. Don't look at me. Look at the shot. ...

Buzzer Beaters - 05/04
Hoops Addict — ... * ESPN ran a feature article on Chris Lofton this week revealing that he played his senior season after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from one of his testicles in March 2007. ...

Carnival of the NBA #56
The On Deck Circle — ... It’s probably unusual to link an ESPN article in one of these, but this story about ODC-favorite Chris Lofton is worth a read. If bloggers reading want to get involved with the Carnival of the NBA, join ...

Chris Lofton: The Soul of a Legend
Gate 21 — ... As you may well know, last week ESPN’s Chris Low reported on Chris Lofton’s battle with his greatest adversary, and all that came along with it. This adversary is not a team, a player, or a coach — it is not the usual opponent for a college basketball player, and in fact has absolutely nothing to do with basketball whatsoever. ...

Cancer Explains Lofton’s Tough Year
The Free Throw Line — After watching the Tennessee Volunteers this year, I could just tell that star guard Chris Lofton just wasn’t the same.  His shot wasn’t falling like it had in years past, he wasn’t as consistent, his average points per game dropped by five points, and he just did not seem like the same sharp-shooting Chris Lofton.  In a recent interview with ESPN.com, Lofton admits that he had a cancerous tumor in one of his testicles in March of 2007.  To see the full length interview and story go here .  The crazy thing about this story is that Lofton was randomly picked for a drug test ...

2008 Win Scores NBA Draft Preview
Draft Express — ... posted an initially unimpressive 2.1 PAWS/40, though that comes with an asterisk. Lofton's biggest opponent this year was not on the Volunteer's schedule, it was cancer. Lofton's story was kept quiet until recently , and all signs point to a full recovery. Prior to this season, Lofton has consistently put up high marks, posting PAWS/40’s of 5.4, 5.0, and 5.8, which put him in similar territory to ...

Post Parade Draft Strategy
The Shamrock Headband — ... . Amazingly, Lofton is not expected to be drafted, even after he revealed that he was recovering from testicular cancer last season. He would be a steal at 60, and would probably be able to partially replicate House's role immediately. I also like Pat Calathes, who seems to be a unique player because of his size and skill set. ...

Top Ten Comebacks From Cancer
Top Ten Chicago Sports — ... In an interview with ESPN, Pearl summed up what Lofton's fight and determination meant to the school: "But what I also can tell you is this: That jersey, No. 5, is going to be hanging in the rafters in Thompson-Boling Arena, joining Ernie Grunfeld and ...

Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... . Think about that. The former Tennessee player has also survived cancer. There's a story in there, for sure. (Thanks, Fatih.) ...

Tennessee’s Negedu Out For 2009-10 Season, Possibly Career
Rush The Court — ... Sidenote: what’s with UT and the serious health issues lately?  Two seasons ago, all-american Chris Lofton was playing with cancer and now Negedu has a heart attack at age 20?  ACLs and other minor sports-related injuries (i.e., ...