#injury-management

#injury-management

It was announced today that Jakob Poeltl will miss tomorrow night's action against the Brooklyn Nets for lower back injury management, an injury that has plagued the 30-year old center all season. Resting him on the first night of a back-to-back against the Brooklyn Nets will allow him to be ready for a Monday matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who sit just behind Toronto in the standings.

"I think it's about just the mindset and really how can we trust ourselves? And trust our work? And trust our coaches who have been putting this information into our heads throughout the summer? How can we execute it better? How can we be more aggressive?"

In explaining why Leafs held only an optional skate, Craig Berube says there's guys banged up who had to stay off the ice anyway so it wouldn't have been a full practice Notes there's games Friday & Saturday with an early start Saturday Felt they would get more from a meeting Craig Berube says he thinks Scott Laughton will be on the ice tomorrow (individually) After seeing how he does there. "hopefully he's back on the ice with us shortly." @BodogCA

As I said, we have to take care of him. We're not convinced he's 100% fit to play these games; they're always very tough, and looking at the games against Sevilla and others, it's not the best time for him to play again. We'll find games for him to come back, and he also has to improve in training. He's not at his best for the big games, so we have to help him improve.

"It's been bothering him the last three years," Anthopoulos said. "He said he would just grind through it and play through it and it would come and go. But in talking to Dr. Burke today, he was stunned he'd been playing the last three years with a significant tear."... "He'd been getting some treatment on his hip, swore to us he was fine," Anthopoulos said.

Liverpool's landmark signing of Alexander Isak, sealed on deadline day in a British-record move worth 125 million (rising to nearly 130 million including bonuses), was far from straightforward. Behind the scenes, the club's sports science department played a crucial role in overcoming serious fitness concerns about the Swedish striker, according to Express. Isak's injury record raised inevitable alarm bells in Merseyside.

"He [Saka] does not need surgery," Arteta said. "It's not as bad as the previous one. He felt something, so he will be out for a couple of weeks."

Colson Montgomery wasn't sure if his deep fly had enough to get out of the park Tuesday night against the Royals. He bounced out of the batter's box after arriving late on a fastball, willing the ball to stay fair as it sailed toward the left-field corner - and he watched it bank off the foul pole like dice off the back wall of a craps table.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has emerged as the Dodgers' ace, sporting a 2.51 ERA with 139 strikeouts across 122 innings pitched this season. His reliability has been crucial in a rotation affected by injuries.

"I'm doing fine. The coaches and the training staff have this process they want me to do to be that has me being healthy when we're ready to play."

The White Sox made a late lineup change ahead of Sunday's Crosstown Series finale, replacing Austin Slater with Luis Robert Jr. as designated hitter due to adductor soreness.

Lotte Kopecky expressed frustration with her performance at the Tour de France Femmes, feeling a lack of enjoyment and struggling against her ambitions due to previous injuries.

Matthew Stafford will be limited to start training camp due to back soreness, but is absolutely expected to be ready for the start of the season, according to Coach Sean McVay.

Of course we want to win a Super Bowl. That's why we're playing the game. That's for sure.

Ollie Pope stated that his role as vice-captain involves ensuring Ben Stokes doesn't overextend himself, particularly as Stokes deals with a groin injury during the Test against India.

"I got 28 or 29 shots in my hand throughout the playoffs, and I was like 'that can't be for nothing, we have to win.' So that was my mentality."

In the early miles, I felt an injury flare up that made it difficult to fully enjoy the breathtaking views, yet I pushed forward for a strong finish.

A quarter into the campaign, each team in the WNBA now has at least one loss, highlighting the variance of the sport and the depth of talent.