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Wednesday 18 september 2024

Dolphins place Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve after latest concussion

By ALANIS THAMES Coach Mike McDaniel has McDaniel said Tagovailoa
AP Sports Writer since cautioned against was at the team’s practice
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — speculation on the quar- facility on Monday smiling
The Miami Dolphins placed terback’s football future, with his teammates and
Tua Tagovailoa on injured stressing that he’s more fo- working with trainers.
reserve after the quarter- cused on Tagovailoa get- “He’s doing good, man.
back was diagnosed with ting healthy than what this Talked to him, he’s in good
his third concussion in two latest concussion means for spirits,” Dolphins receiver
years, the team announced the team or for his long-term Jaylen Waddle said Mon-
Tuesday. career. Tagovailoa this week day. “(He’s) got the team in
Tagovailoa will be sidelined began the process of con- good spirits and everybody
for at least four games with sulting neurologists about his praying for him and hoping
the designation. He will be health amid reports that he (for his) health.”
eligible to return in Week 8 has no plans to retire. Head injuries have become
when the Dolphins host Ari- Others around the NFL have an all-too-familiar, all-too-
zona, but has to successfully offered their opinions on scary occurrence through-
complete a series of tests Tagovailoa’s future, includ- out Tagovailoa’s career.
and assessments required ing Raiders coach Antonio In a September 2022 game
by the NFL’s concussion pro- Pierce, who suggested he against Buffalo, he took a
tocol before he can return should retire. hit from linebacker Matt Mi-
to the field. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is assisted after “As far as Tua’s career is lano, which caused him to
Tagovailoa was hurt in the an injury in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the concerned, I think it’s an ut- slam to the ground. He ap-
Buffalo Bills in Miami Gardens, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
third quarter of a Thursday Associated Press most priority of mine for Tua peared disoriented after-
night game against the Buf- to speak on Tua’s career,” ward and stumbled as he
falo Bills on a play where he Players from both teams injury. He remained down McDaniel said Monday. “Re- tried to get to his feet. He
collided with Bills defensive immediately motioned on the field for a couple of ports are reports. As far as was cleared to return to that
back Damar Hamlin. He ran that Tagovailoa was hurt, minutes, got to his feet and I’m concerned, I’m just wor- game and later said it was a
for a first down and then initi- and as he lay on the turf walked to the sideline. The ried about the human being back injury that caused the
ated the contact by lower- the quarterback exhibited Dolphins diagnosed him with and where that’s at day to stumble.
ing his shoulder into Hamlin some signs typically associ- a concussion just a few min- day. I’ll let Tua be the cham- He was not diagnosed with
instead of sliding. ated with a traumatic brain utes later. pion of his own career.” a concussion. q

American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic

bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court

LAUSANNE, Switzerland zerland’s Supreme Court Sport that stripped Chiles International Gymnastics that it made a “collective,
(AP) — American gymnast to overturn a ruling by the of a bronze medal in floor Federation complied and strategic decision to have
Jordan Chiles is asking Swit- Court of Arbitration for exercise at the 2024 Olym- the International Olym- Jordan lead the initial filing.
pics. pic Committee ended up USAG is closely coordinat-
Chiles, with the support of awarding bronze to Roma- ing with Jordan and her
the United States Olympic nian Ana Barbosu on Aug. legal team and will make
and Paralympic Commit- 16. supportive filings with the
tee and USA Gymnastics, Chiles’ appeal maintains court in the continued pur-
filed the appeal on Mon- that the CAS hearing violat- suit of justice for Jordan.”
day, a little over a month ed her “right to be heard” The appeal is the next step
after CAS voided an on- by refusing to allow video in what could be a months-
floor appeal by Chiles’ evidence that Chiles and or years-long legal battle
coach Cecile Landi during USA Gymnastics believe over the gymnastics scores.
the event finals on Aug. 5 showed Landi appealed Chiles was last among the
that vaulted Chiles from within the 1-minute time al- eight women to compete
fifth to third. lotment. during the floor exercise fi-
CAS, following a hearing Chiles’ appeal also argues nals initially given a score
requested by Romanian of- that Hamid G. Gharavi, of 13.666 that placed her
ficials, ruled Landi’s appeal president of the CAS pan- fifth, right behind Barbosu
Jordan Chiles, of the United States, holds up her medals after came 4 seconds beyond el, has a conflict of interest and fellow Romanian Sa-
the women’s artistic gymnastics individual apparatus finals the 1-minute time limit for due to past legal ties to Ro- brina Maneca-Voinea.
Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024, in scoring inquiries and rec- mania. Landi called for an inquiry
Paris, France. ommended the initial finish-
Associated Press USA Gymnastics wrote in a on Chiles’ score.q
ing order be restored. The statement Monday night