On a day 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford found out he'll be the starting quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, Heisman winners Matt Leinart and Troy Smith found themselves looking for new teams.

The author of The Horse Whisperer picked what he thought were edible mushrooms on estate of his Scottish clan chief brother-in-law. But the dish left both them and his wife critically ill needing kidney transplants.

A review of "The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing and the Science of Suffering," by Melanie Thernstrom, which presents a clear, useful analysis along with a bit too much interdisciplinary traveling through the history of human suffering. The book is strongest when it considers the science and present-day medical challenges of pain management.