Tag: Sports medicine
Former Pistons physician Benjamin Paolucci dies at age 84
DETROIT — Dr. Benjamin Paolucci, a longtime team physician for the Detroit Pistons who was with the franchise for each of its three NBA...
US Soccer, MLS and NWSL to test concussion substitutes
U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League are joining a trial program that will allow teams two additional substitutes for...
Michigan’s Livers has surgery on injured foot
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan senior Isaiah Livers had surgery on his right foot Friday.
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USA Football recommends 8 procedures for youth safety
USA Football has introduced eight procedures to enhance safety and health for youth players, with all of those methods endorsed by some major medical...
Medical examiner: Cardiac event, not accident, killed Plager
ST. LOUIS — Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager likely died of a “cardiac event,” not injuries from a highway accident, the St....
Pirates LHP Brault shut down, RHP Cederlind has Tommy John
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down left-handed starter Steven Brault for at least a month to address discomfort in his throwing...
Raptors’ Nurse fined $50,000 for mask-throwing, profanity
TAMPA, Fla. — The NBA has fined Toronto coach Nick Nurse $50,000 for throwing his facemask behind the scorer’s table and toward the stands,...
Belgium coach: Hazard to avoid surgery, hopeful for Euros
BRUSSELS — Playmaker Eden Hazard won't undergo further surgery on his damaged right ankle, raising hopes in the Belgium squad that the Real Madrid...
Ex-UK cycling doc banned from medical work over drug order
MANCHESTER, England — British medical authorities on Friday banned the former doctor of the British Olympic program and the Tour de France-winning Team Sky...
Hawks forward Cam Reddish has procedure on right Achilles
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward Cam Reddish had a nonsurgical procedure on Monday after missing six games with soreness in his right Achilles.
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