Michael Schumachers doctors have started the process of bringing the former Formula One champion out of the coma he has been in since a skiing accident a month ago, his manager said Thursday. Brandon Knight Jersey . The 45-year-old Schumacher suffered serious head injuries when he fell and hit the right side of his helmet on a rock in the French resort of Meribel on Dec. 29. The seven-time F1 champion has been in an induced coma in Grenoble University Hospital since then, although his condition stabilized following surgery after initially being described as critical. And now doctors are slowly trying to wake him up. "Michaels sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking up process which may take a long time," Schumachers manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement. One reason for reducing the sedation is to see if the swelling has gone down in the patients brain and to assess what level of functions has been retained. Kehm said she was only providing an update now on Schumachers condition to clarify media leaks, and that no further details would be provided. French newspaper lEquipe first reported on Wednesday that doctors had started waking Schumacher. "The family of Michael Schumacher is again requesting to respect its privacy and the medical secret, and to not disturb the doctors treating Michael in their work," Kehm said. "At the same time, the family wishes to express sincere appreciation for the worldwide sympathy. ... For the protection of the family, it was originally agreed by the interested parties to communicate this information only once this process was consolidated. Please note that no further updates will be given." Schumacher was being kept artificially sedated and his body temperature was lowered to between 34 and 35 degrees Celsius (93.2 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit), to reduce swelling in the brain, reduce its energy consumption and allow it to rest. Schumacher earned universal acclaim for his uncommon and sometimes ruthless driving talent, which led to a record 91 race wins. He retired from Formula One in 2012 after garnering an unmatched seven world titles. Schumi, as his fans affectionately call him, was famously aggressive on the track and no less intense away from driving. In retirement, he remained an avid skydiver, horseback rider, and skier. The accident happened on a family vacation in the Alps as Schumacher was skiing with his 14-year-old son. Grant Hill Jersey .The list of nominees was reduced Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors. A finalist must receive at least 80 per cent of the votes from the 46-person selection committee to be elected. Grant Hill Suns Jersey . The Raptors head to Milwaukee Monday night and will try to win for just the third time in 10 games while facing a Bucks team that can add a reserve point guard to a list of sidelined players.SILVIS, Ill. -- On just about any other day, Steve Strickers 60 in the opening round of last years John Deere Classic would have left him comfortably ahead and soaking in the adulation. But July 8, 2010, wasnt your routine day on the PGA Tour. Even after shooting 11 under, Stricker found himself a shot off the lead, because Paul Goydos had fashioned what then was just the fourth 59 in tour history. "It was pretty hard to believe that he shoots 59 and has a one-shot lead, where I shoot 60 and Im down by one," Stricker said Wednesday. "Whatever way you want to look at it, its pretty remarkable." Never before had two scores that low been recorded on a single day in a PGA event. Stricker went on to win the tournament for the second straight year, beating Goydos by two strokes, and now faces the task of winning a tournament three years in a row, another rare feat. Its been done only 20 times on the tour, most recently by Tiger Woods, who completed a three-peat at the Bridgestone Invitational in 2007 Adding to the challenge Stricker will face when he tees off Thursday is one of the strongest fields at the Deere Classic, which many of golfs marquee names skip because it falls a week before the British Open. Still, the last two British Open champions are here, Stewart Cink (2009) and Louis Oosthuizen (2010). Also playing are Mark Wiilson, a two-time winner on the tour this year, Zach Johnson, David Toms, Davis Love III and Jason Day, the 23-year-old Australian who finished second at this years Masters and U. Jason Kidd Suns Jersey. S. Open. Oh, yes, Goydos is back, too, re-igniting some of the buzz he created with his iconic round a year ago, a score duplicated later that summer by Stuart Appleby at the Greenbrier Classic. "I was not ready for the national story it became, quite frankly," Goydos said. "I thought it was a cool thing to accomplish personally, but I really didnt think it would be that big of a deal. I was wrong." More surprising to Goydos than leading by only one after his magical round was what he saw the next day, when he played in the afternoon. "I went to Starbucks and got a hot chocolate and a pastry of some sort, came back to my room, flipped on the computer and I was three back," he said. "That was more of like, what? Im not even leading or part of the story anymore." Stricker will be part of the story until he falters on the TPC Deere Run course, which hasnt happened recently. "You like that extra pressure," Stricker said. "Hopefully, I can get an opportunity again coming down the stretch on Sunday. 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