NHL union will form committee to help players better understand traumatic brain injuries

The NHLPA will form an advisory committee to help hockey players better understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the damage that concussions can do to the brain

Sports - ABC News - 5 hours ago

NHRA legend John Force will attend a race four months after his traumatic brain injury

NHRA legend John Force, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a harrowing crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has been cleared to attend a race

Sports - ABC News - October 24

Rugby brain injury lawsuit stuck in legal limbo – and players are still suffering

Push and pull for public opinion between lawyers and rugby authorities rumbles on but where would we be if no one had taken action in the first place?. Four years ago, just after the Guardian had ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

Paying Workers $10,000 to Move Helped Reverse Tulsa’s Brain Drain

Researchers found that when remote workers were paid to move to Tulsa, Okla., everyone came out ahead.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

The NHL's top 100 players: Where do McDavid, Matthews, Pastrnak, Hellebuyck land?

Who lands after repeat No. 1 Connor McDavid? Our panel of more than 50 experts voted on the league's best for this season.

Sports - ESPN - October 15

WNBA players union decides to opt out of current collective bargaining agreement

The WNBA players union has decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, two years before its expiration

Sports - ABC News - October 21

China’s radar killer drone shoots better than AI, humans with new ChatGPT-like brain

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

WNBA players only get 9.3% of league revenue — here’s how much NBA, NFL and NHL players get

The WNBA players union officially opted out of its CBA on Monday. Is a $1 million player salary on the horizon?

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

Unions: Support automation that helps workers without sinking them

A far better approach would be to ensure that automation benefits workers, not just providing stratospheric gains for shareholders and executives.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

2024-25 NHL injury tracker: Mat Brazal among laundry list of Islanders out; Connor McDavid with ankle injury

The injury bug has bitten the Islanders after a slow start

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 hours ago

Patriots demand more work, better professionalism from players in team meeting

Can the Patriots' offense get on the same page? Phil Perry details a team meeting in New England with a focus on a better day-to-day approach.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

'Players playing in pain' - Guardiola on injury 'emergency'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says even fit players are in pain as they push themselves through the fixture schedule.

Derek Hough's wife Hayley Erbert makes 'special' return to 'DWTS' after brain injury

Derek Hough took the 'DWTS' stage with wife Hayley Erbert a year after her emergency brain surgery, which will be detailed in a new documentary.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16

With brain injuries a growing problem, the US military tests how to protect troops from blasts

Brain injuries are a growing problem for the U.S. military

Health - ABC News - October 19

Family of Maine mass shooter wants more brain injury research one year after rampage

LEWISTON, Maine — For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.

NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1 team, plus a player to pick up in fantasy from each club

With a week and change in the books, here are the early risers and fallers. Plus, get help for your fantasy roster with these early waiver targets.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

WNBA and players' union closing in on opt out date for current collective bargaining agreement

The WNBA had a record year in terms of growth in viewership and attendance, and with that the players now want a bigger piece of the financial pie

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Reid the fine print: Wolves prove CBA isn't helping players or teams

Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, they're left stranded due to CBA regulations that limit veteran extensions to 140% of the last salaried year — a percentage Reid is extremely unlikely to agree to.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

49ers fear Brandon Aiyuk sustained ACL injury in loss to Chiefs

Brandon Aiyuk is the latest big injury for the 49ers.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Hurricane Oscar forms in the Caribbean

Hurricane Oscar formed in the Caribbean on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Miami-South Florida. NWS said Oscar is expected to move toward the Turks and Caicos Islands, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic Events at Work

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

NFL Week 6 injury roundup: Latest updates on Aidan Hutchinson, Marvin Harrison Jr., Saints WRs and others

A look at all the injuries that occurred in Week 6

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

NFL injury tracker entering Week 8: Latest updates on Jayden Daniels, Deebo Samuel, Mike Evans and others

A look at all the injuries that occurred in Week 7

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

NFL Week 8 injury tracker: Latest updates on Jordan Love, Christian McCaffrey, DK Metcalf and others

A look at all the injuries that occurred in Week 8

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

'I think we are in trouble' - do Man City really have just 13 fit players?

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have "13 players" and are in "trouble" after his side suffers more injuries in the League Cup defeat at Tottenham on Wednesday.

China launches survey to understand ‘fear of having children’

China is surveying 30,000 people to understand the “fear surrounding having children,” as authorities struggle to boost a flagging birthrate.

Brandon Aiyuk injury: Trades the 49ers can make to help improve depleted WR room

San Francisco has lost Aiyuk due to a season-ending knee injury

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Shohei Ohtani thinks he can avoid shoulder surgery, but Dodgers superstar not ruling anything out yet

Ohtani suffered a partially dislocated shoulder during a slide Saturday night

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Wildlife conservationists form new alliance

The Manx Nature Alliance aims to ensure nature conservation remains high on the island's agenda.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Tropical Storm Nadine Forms in the Caribbean

The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala this weekend.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads toward Cuba

Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.

Oscar weakens to tropical storm after hitting Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane

Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday evening on the northern coast of east Cuba before it weakened to a tropical storm as it moved across the island, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Five things you may have missed from Week 7: Kyren Williams' TD party continues; players return from injuries

A look at five big moments from Sunday's games

Sports - CBS Sports - October 21

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