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Utah State’s Danny Berger collapses at practice

Danny Berger, Spencer Butterfield

Utah State forward Danny Berger (12) and forward Spencer Butterfield(21) walk off the court after they lost to Saint Mary’s 67-58, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero)

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Danny Berger, Utah State junior forward, collapsed at practice and stopped breathing this afternoon, according to reports. He was revived.

From ABC4 in Logan, UT:

Preliminary reports suggest Berger stopped breathing, but was revived.

ABC 4 News has learned that Berger was to be flown to the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray.


We’ll update this post as more news comes out.

UPDATE 1:

UPDATE 2: The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that a defibrillator was used on Berger before he was taken to the hospital:

A source close to the program said that the incident happened during practice. Berger was standing by himself when he collapsed and lost consciousness.

UPDATE 3: Utah State sent out the following release: “Berger was tended to on the court by the USU Athletic Training staff, CPR was performed and the AED was used on him until ambulance personnel arrived. Berger is currently in stable, but critical condition. Tests and evaluations are ongoing, and further information will be released when available.”

They also said that “it is not known at the current time about the status of Wednesday’s scheduled game at BYU”.

UPDATE 4: Wednesday’s game has been officially postponed: