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Concussion risk for rugby players
By Keith Moore BBC News Concussion is the fourth most common injury in the English rugby Premiership Continue reading the main story Related Stories Ex rugby star will donate brain Irish international rugby player John Fogarty was shocked when doctors advised him to retire from the sport. He had never gone under the surgeon’s knife during his entire 11-year professional career and had made his international debut for Ireland only a year before.
Why Baseball Managers Don't Make The (Relative) Big Bucks
Forbes released its list of the top-10 highest paid coaches in American sports on Tuesday. Bill Belichick tops the list; he makes $7.5 million per year
GM Bob Myers ready to mold Warriors into winners (Yahoo! Sports)
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Rondo tirade could be mean double-loss for Celtics
By PAUL NEWBERRY | Associated Press – ATLANTA (AP) — Talk about a tough playoff opener for the Boston Celtics . One game, possibly two big losses. There was the score, of course, which went in favor of Atlanta .
Smith leads Hawks past Celtics 83-74; Rondo tossed (Yahoo! Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 – and they may have lost their floor leader for Game 2.
Bynum’s triple-double leads Lakers past Nuggets (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates about the importance of getting off to a good start in their championship quest. With an NBA record-tying 10 blocked shots, the 7-foot All-Star center put the Lakers on the good foot – and the Denver Nuggets on their heels.
Bynum’s triple-double leads Lakers past Nuggets
By GREG BEACHAM | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates about the importance of getting off to a good start in their championship quest. With an NBA record-tying 10 blocked shots, the 7-foot All-Star center put the Lakers on the good foot — and the Denver Nuggets on their heels. Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, Bynum posted the Lakers ‘ first playoff triple-double in 21 years, and Los Angeles thoroughly controlled the tempo in a playoff-opening 103-88 victory Sunday
Giants sign Mathias Kiwanuka to contract extension (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – The New York Giants signed linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka to a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2015. The Super Bowl champions announced the deal Friday, a day after they signed veteran defensive tackle Shaun Rogers.
Penguins beat Flyers 3-2 to force Game 6
By WILL GRAVES | Associated Press – PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury restored order to his goal crease and his team’s Stanley Cup hopes. Fleury turned aside 24 shots — a dozen in a frantic third period — and the Penguins fended off elimination with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. “He won them the game, plain and simple,” Philadelphia forward Scott Hartnell said.
Hawks beat short-handed Celtics 97-92 (Yahoo! Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) When the Boston Celtics played the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, it might have been a precursor to an NBA playoff series, but it certainly didn’t qualify as a ”preview.” Joe Johnson scored 30 points as Atlanta edged the short-handed Celtics 97-92 to take a step toward securing a home-court edge against Boston in the first round of the playoffs. But the Celtics hardly looked like themselves. Starters Rajon Rondo , Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and key reserves Ray Allen and Mickael Pietrus did not play.