AFTER MILLROSE, SHOULDER SURGERY FOR CANTWELL:
By David Monti
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The reigning world champion at the shot put, Christian Cantwell, will only compete in one indoor meeting this winter, the Millrose Games here on Jan. 28, before taking a break to get surgery on his right shoulder for a torn labrum.  "I had a little bit of a shoulder problem, so this will be a short indoor season," Cantwell told reporters via a Skype video chat.  The burly 300 pounder, who showed reporters his white Georgia bulldog Armstrong as he spoke from his Columbia, Mo., home, said he would only have to spend two weeks in a sling after the surgery.  "I'm not too worried about it," he said.  Cantwell, 31, who was the #1-ranked shot putter in the world last year by Track & Field News, said he's throwing well despite the injury, and that it is important to show support for the Millrose Games which did not always host a shot put.  "It's not something you can take for granted," Cantwell intoned.  "I'm looking forward to doing well."  Cantwell, who threw a world-leading 22.41m last year, will be competing in a four-round competition at Millrose against Adam Nelson (22.51m PB), Reese Hoffa (22.43), and Ryan Whiting (21.97).