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USC will honor Telfort's scholarship

Associated Press

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Southern California freshman Frankie Telfort has a heart problem that will prevent him from playing for the Trojans. Telfort, a 17-year-old Miami native considered one of the top linebacker prospects in the country, has been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a serious genetic heart condition that has figured prominently in the lives and deaths of many notable athletes in recent years. USC couldn't clear Telfort to play after examinations by several top heart specialist ...

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