Month: January 2019

3:04 PM GMT The Rugby Football Union (RFU) ended a trial aimed at making the game safer by lowering the legal height of tackles after a study revealed that it increased the likelihood of concussion, according to multiple reports. The rule change — where the height of a tackle was lowered from the line of
0 Comments
2:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson will miss about two more weeks because of a sprained left foot, another blow to the NBA’s worst team. The team provided the update Friday for the 6-foot-10 veteran, who has been sidelined for the past four games. The Cavs (9-40) have lost five
0 Comments
2:29 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL intends to bring puck and player tracking to the league next season, commissioner Gary Bettman announced Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose. The NHL joins the NFL as the only major North American professional sports league with wearable tracking technology. The timing of
0 Comments
2:04 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Fedor Emelianenko competes at Bellator 214 on Saturday at The Forum, which is all the reason one needs to tune in…right? That’s kind of the sales pitch on ‘The Last Emperor,’ at this point in his career. Emelianenko, who meets Ryan Bader in the finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand
0 Comments
Jan 24, 2019 It’s no secret the SEC is recruiting at a high level. The conference is once again leading the Power 5 in ESPN 300 commitments with 116. The next-closest conference is the Big Ten with 53 ESPN 300 commitments. A big part of the disparity is the fact that Alabama has an unbelievable
0 Comments
9:40 AM GMT SA Rugby and the country’s players’ association, MyPlayers, on Thursday held a workshop on the advancement of concussion protocols in the local game, with the aim of increasing concussion prevention and rehabilitation training. With the topic of player safety increasingly under scrutiny, and in the wake of Samoan rugby player Faiva Tagatauli’s
0 Comments