Day: January 26, 2017

NFL says injuries down this season, including concussions (Sports Betting News)NFL says injuries down this season, including concussions (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to reporters after the NFL football owners meeting in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Injuries in the NFL decreased this season, including concussions. Emphasizing that players are doing more self-reporting of head injuries, the league released data Thursday that show overall concussions for the preseason and regular season were down from 275 in 2015 to 244 in 2016. The 275 diagnosed concussions in 2015 were a high over the last five years and were an increase of 69 over the previous season.

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Dredge posts 64 to open Qatar Masters with one-shot lead (Sports Betting News)Dredge posts 64 to open Qatar Masters with one-shot lead (Sports Betting News)

Wales's Bradley Dredge watches his tee shot during the final round of the European Tour Golf Tournament in Himmerland, Denmark, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Rene Schutze, POLFOTO) DENMARK OUT

With the usual gusty winds absent from Doha Golf Club, Bradley Dredge fired a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 to open up a one-shot lead in the Qatar Masters on Thursday. Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who has slipped to 91 in the world rankings following a winless 2016, was tied for third at 6-under 66 with the in-form Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand and Nathan Kimsey of England. Dredge, chasing his first win since the 2006 European Masters, has enough experience of the tricky Doha Golf Club having played in 15 previous Qatar Masters.

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