Nation Jan 22 Damar Hamlin attends 1st Buffalo Bills game since his cardiac arrest Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who went into cardiac arrest during a game three weeks ago, is in attendance at Highmark Stadium for Buffalo’s AFC divisional round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the team said on social media. By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
Arts Jan 17 Buccaneers’ Russell Gage hospitalized for more tests after neck injury, concussion The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say wide receiver Russell Gage had movement in his extremities after suffering a neck injury and concussion in the team's wild-card playoff game against Dallas. By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press
Health Jan 12 Watch 8:16 Grant Wahl’s wife fights vaccine misinformation in the wake of her husband’s death When sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar, a flood of misinformation took over social media, with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists falsely claiming the COVID vaccine was to blame. Wahl’s wife,… By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Jan 11 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Rep. George Santos insists he will not resign amid calls for him to step down In our news wrap Wednesday, newly-elected GOP Congressman George Santos insisted he will not resign after Republican Party leaders in his New York district called for him to quit, the Supreme Court agreed to let New York state continue enforcing…
Jan 11 Bills safety Damar Hamlin heads home more than a week after cardiac arrest By John Wawrow, Associated Press Hamlin is going home after spending two days undergoing tests at Buffalo General Medical Center. He was transferred to Buffalo after spending last week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where the 24-year-old experienced what doctors called “a remarkable… Continue reading
Jan 09 Damar Hamlin back in Buffalo to resume recovery By John Wawrow, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety is back in Buffalo in an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he's made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:10 How the NFL’s medical teams prepare for emergencies on the field The shocking collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during last week’s Monday Night Football game has put a spotlight on the NFL’s medical teams that are present at every game. Jourdan Rodrigue, a reporter for The Athletic, joins John… Continue watching
Jan 07 ‘Pray for Damar’: Wave of public prayer follows Hamlin’s collapse By John Zenor, Associated Press The intersection of prayer and sports has been especially prominent in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin’s frightening collapse during an NFL game. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: New border restrictions in place for asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti ran into new restrictions along the southern border that sends them back to Mexico if they cross illegally, Mexican authorities are working to restore order in Culiacan after… Continue watching