Category: injury

Amazon to Pay Customers Up to $1,000 in Compensation for Unsafe Items Sold by Third-Party Sellers

Amazon has announced updates to its complaints and returns policy, with the company set to take on the role of a facilitator between disgruntled customers and third-party sellers and, in some cases, directly paying customers up to $1,000 for third-party products that caused damage or personal injury. The online retail giant said in an Aug. 10…


Jets Lineman Cameron Clark in Hospital With Neck Injury

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.—New York Jets offensive lineman Cameron Clark was taken to a hospital by ambulance after injuring his neck during practice Tuesday. The team had no immediate word on his status. The 23-year-old Clark, a fourth-round draft pick last year out of Charlotte, went down during team drills. He didn’t appear to be moving…


US Crushed by ROC After Losing Thompson to Injury

TOKYO—The United States’ hopes of winning the first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker, Jordan Thompson, to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. Thompson sprained her ankle in the second set and did not return, watching on from…


Wimbledon Ends in Tears for Injured Serena

LONDON—Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury. The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3–2 up in her first round match…


Simple Ways to Avoid Athletic Injuries

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or you get your exercise walking the dog, chances are that if you’re physically active, at some point you’ve been on the receiving end of an athletic injury. Believe me, there is nothing worse than to be hobbled by an injury just before your big tournament, an active vacation, or…


French Open Champion Nadal Reaches 3rd Round on Empty Court

PARIS—Amid an unusual silence on an empty center court at the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with something very familiar: another victory against Richard Gasquet. Nadal won 6–0, 7–5, 6–2 against Gasquet to improve to 17–0 for his career against the Frenchman since they first met in 2004. Gasquet hasn’t…