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		<title>Viewpoint: The Upcoming World Cup and Injury Risk</title>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[This summer, global sport&#8217;s biggest event is coming to America. Part of what makes the World Cup so special is the storylines attached to the once-in-four-year event. This year&#8217;s tournament will likely be the last chapter in professional sport&#8217;s greatest &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Zurich and Players Health Form Injury Insurance for NIL Era of College Sports</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Zurich North America and Players Health, a provider of athlete safety and insurance solutions, have teamed up to introduce a critical injury protection insurance solution for colleges, universities, collectives and their student athletes who receive name, image and likeness (NIL) &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NFL Says Preseason Saw Fewest Concussions Since Tracking Started</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. &#8220;The reason for that change has certainly to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>3 Tufts Lacrosse Players Remain Hospitalized With Rare Muscle Injury</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/09/25/794383.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three Tufts University men&#8217;s lacrosse players remained hospitalized with a rare muscle injury Monday after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout earlier this month, according to a university spokesperson. The players became ill in the days following a Sept. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>12 University Lacrosse Players Diagnosed With Rare Muscle Injury After Workout</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/09/24/794161.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A dozen Tufts University men&#8217;s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout that the team conducted, a university spokesperson said Friday. Five of the players who have been diagnosed &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alabama High School Football Player Dies From Brain Injury in Season Opener</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2024/08/26/789955.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A high school football player in Alabama died after he suffered a brain injury in a Friday night game, according to multiple news reports. Caden Tellier, whose mom once held an Alabama insurance producer license, played quarterback for Morgan Academy &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Furman University, Family Mourning After Collapse, Death of Football Player</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2024/02/13/760507.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman University defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield died Friday, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school&#8217;s football stadium. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter to the university community that the 21-year-old Stanfield &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Injuries to European Footballers Rise to $767 Million During World Cup Year: Howden</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/11/20/748983.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Injuries to European footballers became more severe after the winter World Cup in Qatar last year, contributing to a nearly 30% annual jump in the cost to clubs of seeing their players sit on the sidelines. The findings come in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rugby World Cup Beset With Head Injuries, Creating Growing Existential Threat</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/09/15/740491.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Rugby World Cup in France is set to be the most-watched iteration of the quadrennial competition ever, the pinnacle for a sport that has attracted hundreds of millions of dollars of sponsorship, broadcast revenue and even investment from big &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NFL-Style Lawsuit and Brain-Injury Concerns Hang Over Rugby World Cup</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/08/31/738541.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Alix Popham traveled the world as a rugby player. He played 33 times for Wales and competed at two Rugby World Cups, and even got to meet Nelson Mandela before a match in South Africa. Or so he&#8217;s told. He &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Soccer Injuries Cost Top UK, European Clubs More Than £500M Annually: Howden</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/09/29/687361.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Footballers are getting injured more frequently across Europe&#8217;s top divisions, according to research from an international insurance broker, as the sport prepares for a period of intense fixture congestion. The number of injuries in Europe&#8217;s five biggest leagues rose 20% &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NFL to Offer to Changes to &#8216;Race-Norming&#8217; Testing Formula Used in Dementia Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/10/22/638491.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement this week after an outcry over test score adjustments known as &#8220;race-norming,&#8221; which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards that average $500,000 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Whoa! Horse Riding Is Riskier Than Football, Auto Racing or Skiing?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/10/19/637939.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The risk of an injury is higher for horse riding than for other potentially risky sporting activities, such as football, motor racing or skiing. That&#8217;s according to research published in the online journal Trauma Surgery &#38; Acute Care Open that &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>With Ultimate Frisbee Sport Catching On, Researchers Track Pro Athletes&#8217; Injuries</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/02/14/558473.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published what they believe is the first look by medical science at injury rates of professional athletes from Ultimate, originally known as Ultimate Frisbee, an increasingly popular sport. They have found &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As Super Bowl Approaches a Former NBA Player Reflects on Cumulative Injury</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/02/02/440598.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Most of us who sit down with our beverages and snacks to watch one of the biggest events in pro sports on Sunday won&#8217;t have things like workers&#8217; compensation and cumulative injury on our minds. Just Brady vs. Ryan, Quinn &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ex-Coach Crowe Goes on Offense for Youth Injury Prevention</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2014/06/18/332308.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The opposing running back from Jack Crowe&#8217;s first game as a full-time high school coach died after a hit later in the 1972 season. Auburn&#8217;s starting fullback in 1983, Greg Pratt, collapsed and died after a preseason workout. Those two &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Surge in Brain Trauma Among Young Athletes Spurs Call for Action</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/07/16/298443.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A surge in sports-related brain injuries among the youth is pushing U.S. health officials to call for public policy changes after similar safety efforts helped reduce head-trauma deaths from motor vehicle accidents. A 40 percent drop since 1980 in traumatic &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Doctors Offer Guidelines on Sports Concussions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/03/22/285361.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[When athletes are suspected of having a concussion, they should be taken out of action immediately, new guidelines from a major medical group say. The American Academy of Neurology said athletes shouldn&#8217;t resume playing until they&#8217;ve been fully evaluated and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tennessee Team Sued Over &#8216;Human Hockey Puck&#8217; Stunt</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/08/10/258982.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Nashville radio personality is suing the NHL Predators over an injury from the &#8220;human hockey puck&#8221; stunt. The suit by Adam &#8220;Intern Adam&#8221; Davis of WRVW-FM was filed in Davidson County Circuit Court and seeks $25,000 for medical bills. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Football Turns to Helmet Technology to Tackle Head Injuries</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/04/03/241701.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football &#8211; the country&#8217;s most popular sport &#8211; players and coaches are experimenting with the latest technology in a bid to make the game safer. Advances in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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