The New York Times – Sports:
Brazilian jujitsu, a self-defense form popularized by its use in mixed martial arts, is seeing new conflicts with less oversight than some other combat sports.
Category: Sports Injuries
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Aaron Rodgers Injury Caps a Dismal Summer for New York Fans
The New York Times – Sports:
A season-ending injury to Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback, after months of hype and hope, was the capstone on a disappointing stretch for the city’s teams.
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Aaron Rodgers Is Out for the Jets Season With a Torn Achilles’ Tendon
The New York Times – Sports:
An M.R.I. confirmed the team’s worst fears after the four-time league M.V.P. was carted to the locker room after an injury in the opening minutes of the first regular season game.
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Jets’ Aaron Rodgers Leaves Monday Night Football With Injury
The New York Times – Sports:
Rodgers, the star quarterback acquired in an off-season trade as the team hoped to right a beleaguered offense, took a sack on the Jets’ first offensive series and will not return tonight.
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Alex Smith’s Recovery Didn’t Prepare Him for Daughter’s Cancer Fight
The New York Times – Sports:
Alex Smith returned to play pro football after a horrific leg injury nearly killed him. Nothing about his recovery prepared him for the helplessness of watching his daughter battle a brain tumor.
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A Football Coach Walks the Line on C.T.E.
The New York Times – Sports:
Football gave the University of Maryland Coach Michael Locksley a scholarship, a family and a career. But it also likely contributed to his son’s C.T.E. diagnosis.
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Ruffian, Ill-Fated Hall of Fame Race Horse, Is Reburied in Kentucky
The New York Times – Sports:
The filly, perhaps the greatest female thoroughbred in history, died after a 1975 race at Belmont Park in which she injured her ankle.
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Jennifer Brady, Finally Healthy, Tries to Get Back to Work
The New York Times – Sports:
After a star turn in 2020 and ’21, Brady was sidelined for nearly two years by a chronic foot condition and a knee injury that, combined, sometimes left her in “a very dark place.”
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Bronny James, Recovering From Cardiac Arrest, Goes Home From the Hospital
The New York Times – Sports:
LeBron James Jr.’s release was one of several indications that things were returning to normal three days after he collapsed on a basketball court.