Monday, March 06, 2006

Gastric measures - Sporting News
"I was at an event not long ago, and Deacon Jones came up to me and said, 'Man, you look like Bobo the Butt,'" Anthony Davis says. "It's kind of a wakeup call, you know?" So are those constant wakeup calls because of sleep apnea. Davis -- more than 100 pounds over his playing weight as an All-American tailback at Southern California in the 1970s -- will have gastric bypass surgery on March 11 at 10 a.m. ET, cybercast at www.liteandhope.com.

But this isn't about vanity. This is about a 53-year-old, 300-pound man battling a silent killer...

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