Articles for Player Safety

U.S. Tennis Association welcomes review into player safeguarding
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Tennis Association welcomes review into player safeguarding

New York Times  

A six-month review of the United States Tennis Association’s player safety protocols has described the organization’s safeguarding measures and means of ensuring player safety as surpassing the standards of the country’s leading sports safety organization, but still needing significant improvement. The review, funded by the USTA and conducted by two leading lawyers at Debevoise & Plimpton — David O’Neil and …

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Capitals’ Tom Wilson suspended 6 games for his stick to the face of Maple Leafs’ Noah Gregor
9 months ago

Capitals’ Tom Wilson suspended 6 games for his stick to the face of Maple Leafs’ Noah Gregor

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson was suspended six games Friday for his stick to the face of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor. In a video announcing the suspension, player safety said Wilson swung his stick in “extremely reckless fashion.” “Wilson’s actions on this play are fully under his own control, irresponsible and not related to any sort …

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Flames’ Andrew Mangiapane suspended 1 game for cross-checking Kraken’s Jared McCann
1 year, 1 month ago

Flames’ Andrew Mangiapane suspended 1 game for cross-checking Kraken’s Jared McCann

New York Times  

The NHL suspended Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane for one game after cross-checking Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann during the first period of the Flames’ 6-3 victory over the Kraken Saturday night in Seattle, as announced by the league’s Department of Player Safety Sunday evening. Mangiapane is the second Flames player to be suspended this season, following teammate Rasmus Andersson …

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Player safety key, organisers say, after Centre Court roof delay
1 year, 5 months ago

Player safety key, organisers say, after Centre Court roof delay

The Hindu  

Wimbledon organisers defended their Centre Court roof policy on Tuesday after Novak Djokovic’s opening match suffered an 80-minute delay after a rain shower made the grass too slippery. So, the longer delay left defending champion Djokovic and his Argentine opponent Pedro Cachin mystified, as were the crowd, especially as play resumed quickly on Court One. Wimbledon uses leaf blowers to …

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Analysis: NFL can’t shake perception it doesn’t care what players and coaches think
1 year, 6 months ago

Analysis: NFL can’t shake perception it doesn’t care what players and coaches think

Associated Press  

Even when the NFL institutes a rule designed to reduce concussions, it can’t shake the perception that it doesn’t care what players and coaches think. I mean, you start taking pieces and you know, we’ll see how this goes but you don’t want to take too many pieces away or you’re going to be playing flag football,” Kansas City Chiefs …

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How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety
2 years, 2 months ago

How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety

NPR  

How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even for fans accustomed to hard-fought games and even brutal contact, the image of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa lying flat on his back after a hit during Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals was a sickening sight. MARTIN: I mean, I don't know if you …

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War in Ukraine: Ukrainian Tennis Player Dayana Yastremska Flees to Safety in France
2 years, 9 months ago

War in Ukraine: Ukrainian Tennis Player Dayana Yastremska Flees to Safety in France

News 18  

Ukrainian tennis star Dayana Yastremska has fled her native country amid a Russian invasion and is now safe in France, the 21-year-old said in a social media post on Saturday. Thank you France❤️ Ukraine stay strong We miss you home, mother and dad ❤️ pic.twitter.com/S9EpopqPge— Dayana Yastremska February 26, 2022 On Friday an Instagram post from Yastremska showed her and …

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NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call
3 years, 7 months ago

NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call

Associated Press  

The New York Rangers in less than 72 hours lost their best player to injury, fired their president and general manager, and had another player suspended. “While we don’t expect our clubs to agree with every decision rendered by the department of player safety, the extent to which the Rangers expressed their disagreement was unacceptable,” Bettman said. “It is terribly …

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Capitals’ Wilson fined $5K for roughing Rangers’ Buchnevich
3 years, 7 months ago

Capitals’ Wilson fined $5K for roughing Rangers’ Buchnevich

Associated Press  

Washington’s Tom Wilson was fined but not suspended for his actions during a post-whistle scrum in New York, an outcome the Capitals are ready to move on from and the Rangers feel isn’t sufficient punishment for one of hockey’s most polarizing players. New York’s Ryan Strome called it a “joke” and said he thought “the league missed one here big …

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US football federation to introduce concussion substitutions in MLS and NWSL as focus shifts to player safety
3 years, 8 months ago

US football federation to introduce concussion substitutions in MLS and NWSL as focus shifts to player safety

Firstpost  

The move, pending FIFA approval, will see two concussion substitutions allowed per game no matter how many have been used in a match New York: Major League Soccer and the US Soccer Federation will implement concussion substitutions for 2021 in a pilot program aimed at player safety, replacing those with head injuries regarding of prior substitutions. The move, pending FIFA …

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