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Tuesday 28 May 2019

NHL making VOILA!
AP/CP survey:

Players say

progress on

concussions

By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
Jason Dickinson was an-
gry the moment he was
pulled from a game to be
checked for a concussion.
On the receiving end of a
hit that warranted a sec-
ond look, the Dallas Stars
forward later realized the
precaution wasn’t such a
bad thing.
“Today’s game they’re
doing a lot, and they are
focusing on concussions,”
Dickinson said. “If you’re
not feeling fine, then I think
it’s a great method to
kind of keep guys aware
that something might be
wrong.”
The NHL last fall settled a
lawsuit with retired play-
ers who sued the league
and accused it of failing
to protect them from head
injuries or warning them of
the risks involved with play-
ing. Yet progress has been
made to the point that
almost half of current NHL
Players’ Association rep-
resentatives surveyed by
The Associated Press and
Canadian Press said they
believe the league is doing
all it can to protect players
from concussions.
Fifteen of the 31 player
reps said the league is do-
ing what it can. The other
16 were noncommittal. Serena fights back at Roland
“It never stops in terms
of always trying to learn Garros as Nadal, Djokovic cruise
more, make improve-
ments and always try to
do better,” Toronto Maple
Leafs center John Tavares Serena Williams of the U.S. plays a shot against Vitalia
said. “To just sit there and Diatchenko of Russia during their first round match of the
think, ‘Yeah, we’re doing French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros
enough,’ I don’t think has
ever really been the ap- stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2019.
proach.” Associated Press
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