1.   Also, European judges are more apt to recognize head blows while North American judges are cognizant of both body and head blows, creating wide discrepancies in scoring.

2.   You have to wonder about the machismo that turns a reasonably intelligent person into a testosterone-driven boob ignorant of the physical toll of a head blow.

3.   AC Milan star forward Roberto Baggio was released from the hospital Monday after a scan showed no damage from a serious head blow received during a league match.

4.   Close to the time of the head blow, the assailant stabbed Ms. Simpson three times in the left side of the neck and nicked her once.

5.   Labor lawmaker Paul Flynn said he intended to pursue his efforts to ban head blows and a parliamentary bill was expected next year.

6.   The two left-handers exchanged some rocking head blows, especially in the final two rounds.

7.   Toronto forward Darcy Tucker was suspended two games without pay Friday for a vicious head blow to Washington defenseman Sergei Gonchar in a National Hockey League game Thursday.