#injury-recovery

#injury-recovery

"[I was] much more in control of myself," Wembanyama said. "The mind, I'm not worried about [that] because I saw what it's like to be confronted with potentially losing a lot, whether it's your career or your health. So, I'm not taking this for granted anymore. The body? I'm having more fun now that I'm not struggling to move as much. I know I still need to get better, and I'm still going to get better."

Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said it wasn't a particular play that birthed the injury. "It was something that was developing over his work. Obviously, from coming back but in training camp also, he started to feel something." Bickerstaff said before the Pistons' final preseason game against the Washington Wizards. "We took precautions, and then the medical team did their assessments and those things, and then had to make the decision that ultimately led us to where we are today."

There's an often-quoted adage that says, "Be kind to everyone you meet, because you don't know what they're going through." It asks us to acknowledge that life can be difficult for everyone, regardless of how happy or successful they seem on the surface. This is the theme that will resound in your head as you view "Katharina," a raw, deeply honest, and awe-inspiring film following Katharina Hartmuth over an 12-month period starting in 2024.

AC Milan left the club football period on the back of a draw with Juventus. From that game, Rafael Leao stuck out more than a missed penalty. With Leao returning from an injury, there was always going to be a period of getting back into the swing of things. Additionally, he is only just learning how to play in Massimiliano Allegri's system; there have been bumps in the road for others.

I've been weighing this up for a long time,

Lamine Yamal is making good progress in his recovery from injury and is expected to return to training on Wednesday at Barcelona. The latest update on the teenager comes from AS and news that Yamal should be passed fit in time to play a few minutes at the weekend against Girona. Barca then expect him to feature against Olympiacos in the Champions League - potentially even as a starter - meaning he should be "100%" ready in time for El Clasico.

At 78, his days of death-defying stunts might be over. Schwarzenegger told Business Insider that he has accumulated more than his share of aches and injuries over time, due to skiing accidents, long hours in the gym, and intense action films. "That's a lot of stress on a body and clearly the body was not meant to do all that," he said.

The New England Patriots played the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football in Week 5, and one thing was immediately clear from the start of the game: Stefon Diggs wasn't going to let the Patriots lose the game. The star receiver, who played four seasons with the Bills, was determined to win in his return to Buffalo, and he did just that, catching 10 passes for 146 yards, as New England won 23-20.

The Los Angeles Dodgers began their National League Division Series matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies without Will Smith in the lineup for a third consecutive playoff game. Smith also did not appear in the Wild Card Series and his absence extended back to Sept. 10, when the Dodgers placed on him on the 10-day injured list. The official designation at the time was a right hand contusion, but it was later determined Smith suffered a hairline fracture.

San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini shed his non-contact jersey for Wednesday's practice, taking the next step in his recovery from an undisclosed illness and opening the possibility of him playing in one of the team's final two preseason games. Celebrini skated in an orange non-contact jersey on Tuesday and has, in recent days, remained out of the team's most physical drills.

The news from the doctors was jarring: Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.'s back was effectively broken. In the best-case scenario, a stint on injured reserve seemed inevitable. At worst, his entire season was in jeopardy. But Pittman's reaction to that 2024 injury was not what one might expect. After learning from physicians that he could play through the low-back fracture if he could tolerate the acute pain, Pittman decided to give it a go.

"Yeah, it sucked, but it was part of it," he said. "Stay positive. And I knew I was eventually going to come back, so I just had to stay with it."

The U.S.'s Jim Walmsley arrives at the 2025 Trail World Championships Long Trail after a summer slowed by injury but with a win at OCC just a month before race day. In the following interview, Jim talks about his recovery since OCC, the injury that took him out of the Western States 100 earlier this year, what he thinks about the Trail World Championships course, and his motivations for racing.

Scarlett Espinoza was just getting serious about the gym when an accident set her back. She was practicing handstands at home in Miami, fell, and broke her ankle in three places. It took her months to relearn how to walk. Espinoza, 38, was frustrated by how challenging even basic tasks were - and nervous about losing her stride. Seeing her parents aging had gotten her thinking more seriously about longevity.

The Phillies have been without ace right-hander Zack Wheeler in their rotation since August 15, and late last month it was announced that he had been recommended for surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome. Today, the Phillies revealed to reporters (including Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic) that Wheeler is set to go under the knife on September 23. At the time of the club's original announcement about Wheeler needing surgery, it was suggested that the procedure typically came with a 6-8 month recovery timeline.

Yeah, she absolutely could, he replied. I've no doubt about that. Absolutely, for sure. And she could end up at the top of the heap internationally if she goes on. I've spoken to her enough times to know that mentally, she's mahogany hard, he added. She is absolutely committed to wanting to end her career top of the heap and there's no reason why she shouldn't.

A lot has changed since the last time Hampus Lindholm took to the ice with the Boston Bruins. When the veteran blueliner labored off the ice at St. Louis' Enterprise Center on Nov. 12, 2024, Jim Montgomery was still on the Bruins' bench - not the Blues'. Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle and several other stalwarts were still donning black-and-gold sweaters.

Tom Bischof is participating in segments of team training and working to get ready for the Hamburger SV match this weekend after undergoing an appendectomy. That untimely ailment probably came at the worst time for the former Hoffenheim star, though, as Kicker (via @iMiaSanMia) is reporting that Bischof will not be in consideration for a starting role...yet: Tom Bischof is expected to make his comeback in the squad against HSV on Saturday.

For the first time in nearly a year, he feels completely healthy. He wears his normal size 11 cleats, no more steel plate lining the bottom, no more padded insoles, no more toe and foot pain. He thinks about his late grandmothers, two women he calls his "why," and readies himself. It is finally time to show what made the 5-foot-9, 205-pound Durham the top high school running back in his class in Texas: his blend of strength, ability to change direction and speed.

Bryce Elder is coming off two starts where he hasn't been victimized at all by HR/FB, so he's up to 0.4 fWAR after sitting at a flat zero before then. So, there's hope for pretty much anyone. But this isn't really a question about Elder. Michael Harris II will presumably avoid the worst self-slash-team-inflicted slump of all time next year (but maybe not).