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CHICAGO -- A man was carted off Wrigley Field and hospitalized after he slipped and fell while attempting to jump from the bleachers before a game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.The Cubs, who didnt identify the man, said in a statement the fan was injured after attempting to jump onto the field. They didnt provide his condition.The man, dressed in shorts and sneakers, was face down just in front of the ivy in right-center field when officials started running from the dugouts to assist him. They immediately checked his pulse while a medic ran in from right field.It took three people to turn the man over onto his back. They then pulled up his shirt and put on a brace to stabilize his neck before strapping him onto a backboard and loading him into a cart.Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. and pitching coach Chris Bosio also went out to the outfield to check on the man.The man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.We will remain in contact with the fans family to stay updated on his progress, the team said.There was a visible dip in the yellow fencing at the top of the 11 1/2-foot wall above where the man was treated. The Wrigley Field bleachers are known for for their party-like atmosphere and sometimes rowdy behavior.The fan was hurt just after 7 p.m., about the scheduled start time, but the tarp was on the field because of earlier heavy rain. The game later began after a delay of 1 hour, 35 minutes.The incident occurred five years to the night after firefighter Shannon Stone died after falling out of the stands during a Texas Rangers home game. The man, reaching out to get a foul ball tossed into the stands, fell onto concrete behind the left-field wall.Last August, Gregory Murrey died after falling from the upper deck to the lower-level seating area during a Braves game at Turner Field in Atlanta. Tyler Alexander Jersey . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Jose Iglesias Jersey . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. https://www.cheaptigers.com/389z-charlie-gehringer-jersey-tigers.html . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Ray Boone Jersey . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Harold Castro Jersey . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Its supposed to be a place where we retreat from the realities of life, a place where we can immerse ourselves for a few hours in another world. Sports have always seemed to do that for us, even if the refuge they offer is temporary at best.Lately, though, the playground just hasnt been that much fun.We were reminded about it on a fall Sunday, where we said a melancholy goodbye to one towering figure and tried to deal with the pain of losing yet another. Vin Scully had just finished saying goodbye to an adoring crowd at Dodger Stadium when word came in that Arnold Palmer had died in Pittsburgh.The day had already gotten off to a sobering start, when joy was snuffed out in Miami. The images of a speedboat crushed on rocks were horrific to wake up to, and the tragic death of rising of magnetic young star Jose Fernandez seemed incomprehensible and yet so utterly final.Reality intruded, and it came at us like a Fernandez fast ball exploding into a catchers mitt. Even the spectacle that is a Sunday in the NFL didnt seem the same on a day more suited to somber reflection than celebration.Yet celebrate they did, in football stadiums around the country and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, where a dramatic walk-off home run to clinch the division was followed by Vinny singing goodbye to a crowd that didnt know whether to cry or scream themselves silly. Hollywood couldnt have scripted the end any better, but the reality was that after 67 years Vin Scully was walking off himself.Its all part of the cycle of life, but that didnt make it any easier. I fought off tears myself watching at home with my sons, knowing that part of the soundtrack of my life wouldnt be heard anymore.Maybe its a generational thing, but for my generation its been a tough few months. The heroes of our youth are fading away, and too many of them are passing away.Baby boomers everywhere ache when they hear the news. Its always another reminder that nothing lasts forever, and that their own mortality is just as precarious as that of the people they cheered for so many years.I saw it in Louisville in June, as the procession of cars carrying Muhammad Alis casket drove slowly through the ccity streets.ddddddddddddIf Ali was magnificent, so was the outpouring of love from people who reached out just to touch the hearse or throw flowers on the windshield.Ali transcended his sport like no athlete ever, becoming a symbol for a generation and a hero to so many. He stood tall even as he trembled in his later life and his voice was muted from the effects of Parkinsons.It seemed like he would live forever, but the sad reality is that no one ever does.We lost The Greatest, and that seemed almost impossible. Now weve lost The King, and we have to deal with that.Like Ali, Arnie was more than just a golfer. His mark was made in a different way, but the son of a greenskeeper brought a rich mans sport to the common man and transformed the way we thought about golfers.I just missed seeing Arnie a few months ago, and will always kick myself for it. Two of my colleagues that day at Latrobe Country Club in Pennsylvania did discover him outside his beloved workshop, and reported back that he was still sharp as ever and hadnt lost the sense of humor that endeared him to so many.I remember the Arnie that tried to shake every hand as he made his way around Augusta National a few years back in his final Masters. I walked with him that day, and remember most the looks of delight in the faces of people as he detoured off the fairway to greet them.Mostly, though, Ill remember him as I remember Ali. Both out conquering the world in their prime, seemingly without a care in the world.Ali was the greatest athlete Ive ever seen, and Arnie was as cool as he made golf seem. Vinny was the kind uncle whose voice was always there, allowing us to forget the daily struggle in our lives on so many nights.Their absence leaves a void in my life, and Im sure Im hardly alone. Actually, I know Im not alone because Ive heard from so many who feel the same way.The playground seems awfully empty about now.----Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg ' ' '