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NHL suspends Raffi Torres for rest of Sharks-Kings series
San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of his team’s Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Kings -- a ban of up to six games -- for what the NHL judged was an illegal hit to the head of Kings center...
Tags: San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, National Hockey League, Jarret Stoll, Sports
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Suicide, Epidemics and Plagues, Emergency Incidents, Afghanistan, Suicidal Behavior
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Sharks' Raffi Torres suspended for rest of series against Kings
addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of his team's Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the...
Tags: Antti Niemi, Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks, National Hockey League, Sports
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Kings take 2-0 series lead over Sharks with 4-3 comeback victory
Kings 4, Sharks 3 (final) The Los Angeles Kings have taken a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks by scoring twice in a 22-second span in the final minutes of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The...
Tags: San Jose Sharks, Scott Hannan, National Hockey League, Jeff Carter, Joe Thornton
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Is the media to blame for the brain injuries of hockey players?
Why is hockey such a violent and dangerous sport? Medical researchers from Canada have an answer: Blame the media. “Media reports of an issue such as TBI in sport can contribute to an altered culture,” they write in a study published...
Tags: Toronto Star, Sports, National Hockey League, Ice Hockey, Science and Technology
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Let these new bike helmets go to your head
I should be dead, twice. The fact that I'm not — or even brain-damaged (I think) — is due to the helmets I wore while being hit by a car and slamming head-first into a mountain trail. By design, their foam shells cracked instead of my skull,...
Tags: Greg LeMond, Tour de France
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UCLA gets a head start with Brett Hundley set at quarterback
UCLA opened spring football practice Tuesday under unusual circumstances. Unusual and pleasant circumstances. For the first time in years, there is no quibbling about who will man the quarterback position. This is Brett Hundley's team, as it was...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, UCLA Bruins, Sports, Football
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UCLA offensive lineman Greg Capella takes a medical retirement
UCLA opened spring practice Tuesday without Greg Capella, who will not return to the Bruins because of concussion-related issues. He will take a medical retirement Capella, who would have been a senior this fall, missed most of the 2012 season after...
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Pro sports leagues aim to put workers' comp out of play
One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues. Yet here they are trying to put another howler over on us. This is their assertion that retired pro athletes — many...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, San Diego Chargers, Labor Legislation, Henry T. Perea
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Alex Smith handles demotion like a Super Bowl champion
NEW ORLEANS — Barely two months ago, Alex Smith stood alone under center as the NFL's hottest starting quarterback for one of its best teams. One concussion later, he is lost in the crowd. At the San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl media day this...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Alex Smith, Sports, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams
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Travis Wear to miss UCLA's game against Arizona State
UCLA forward Travis Wear will not play against Arizona State on Saturday after suffering a concussion against Arizona. Wear was injured in the first half, when Arizona’s Grant Jerrett inadvertently hit him with an elbow. He is the Bruins' third...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Tiger Woods
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Study finds chronic brain damage in retired football players
Doctors have discovered a way for professional football players to see how much damage their brains have suffered through a bruising career before it’s too late, according to a new study. UCLA researchers led a team of scientists that used a...
Tags: Junior Seau, San Diego Chargers, Diseases and Illnesses, Sports, Symptoms
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