BY GOING ON DIETS BUT IT’S BAD NEWS FOR THE HEALTH OF THEIR
PETS.
PETS. >> Jason: HEAD INJURIES AND
CONCUSSIONS ARE THE RISK FOR
YOUNG ATHLETES.
YOUNG ATHLETES. >> Karen: AND PARENTS ARE FACED
WITH QUESTIONS LIKE, SHOULD I
PULL MY CHILD OUT OF THAT SPORT?
THERE IS REAL WORLD ADVICE AND
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT
MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.
STEVE GARAGIOLA HAS THE LATEST.
AND THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
ISSUE. >> Steve: IT IS.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. IF YOU HAVE A YOUNG ATHLETE IN
YOUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW IN ANY
SPORT, THEY RISK GETTING HURT,
BUT NOTHING SCARES A PARENT LIKE
THE PHRASE, BRAIN INJURY.
DETROIT LIONS ROCKY T.J.
HOCKENSON.
HOCKENSON. >> I JUST HOPE HE’S OKAY.
HE WENT DOWN SO HARD.
HIS HEAD HIT THE TURF.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL.
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL. >> Steve: NO ATHLETE IS IMMUNE.
A MISUNDERSTOOD AND ELUSIVE
INJURY.
INJURY. >> YOU CAN’T SEE A CONCUSSION ON
AN MRI OR ON A CT SCAN LIKE YOU
CAN SEE A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR OR A
BROKEN BONE.
BROKEN BONE. >> Steve: SHE IS A CERTIFIED
PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST. YES, CONCUSSION IS A BRAIN
INJURY BUT ONE WE SHOULD WORK TO
UNDERSTAND, NOT FEAR.
>> THE TRANSIENT EVENT.
YOUR KID WILL BE FINE, BUT GO
BACK TO THEIR NORMAL LIFE.
>> FOCUS ON THE "X."
>> Steve: THIS IS DONOVAN, A
FOOTBALL PLAYER RECOVERING FROM
HIS FOURTH CONCUSSION.
>> CONCUSSIONS IN THE PAST, I
HAD NOTICEABLE SYMPTOMS WITH
HEADACHES AND VOMITING OR
BLURRED VISION, BUT THIS ONE HAS
BEEN REALLY ACUTE AND EASY.
>> Steve: HE IS HERE TO SEE
DR. JEFFREY KUTCHER, AN EXPERT
ON CONCUSSIONS AT HIS SPORTS
NEUROLOGY CLINIC IN BRIGHTON.
>> I’VE HAD THREE SETS OF
PARENTS WHO WERE CONVINCED THAT
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER’S THIRD
CONCUSSION, FOR EXAMPLE.
I’M WORRIED ABOUT THE RISK OF
LONG-TERM BRAIN HEALTH.
>> Steve: HE BELIEVES THAT MAYBE
THE PENDULUM OF CONCERN HAS
SWUNG TOO FAR.
>> THE RISK OF PLAYING SPORTS
FROM A BRAIN HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
WENT FROM NOBODY KARZ TO --
NOBODY CARES TO NOBODY IS PLACE
SPORTS.
SPORTS. WHAT’S THE REAL RISK OF SORT OF
A FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON A FRIDAY
NIGHT?
NIGHT? HIS BIGGEST RISK WAS DRIVING TO
THE GAME, AS FAR AS LONG-TERM
INJURY RISK.
INJURY RISK. >> Steve: THE REAL THREAT IS
REMOVING CHILDREN FROM SPORTS
WITH THE WELL-INTENTIONED GOAL
OF PROTECTING THEM FROM INJURY.
>> ANXIETY STARTS CREEPING UP.
HEADACHE SYNDROMES BECOME MORE
PROMINENT AND THEY SAY, OH, MUST
HAVE BEEN THE LAST CONCUSSION,
NO, IT’S THE FACT YOU TOOK THAT
SPORT AWAY FROM THEM AND TOOK
THEIR IDENTITY AND TOOK AWAY
THEIR SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND THEIR
SELF-AWARENESS AND CREATED MUCH
MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY WOULD
HAVE HAD FROM INJURIES PLAYING
SPORTS.
SPORTS. >> Steve: ON THIS DAY, DONOVAN
GETS THE GREEN LIGHT.
>> FROM THIS POINT FORWARD,
WE’LL CLEAR YOU TO PLAY
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. >> Steve: A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WHAT A GIFT FOR THE LOCAL YOUNG
ATHLETES, DR. KUTCHER IS THE
NEUROLOGIST FOR THE OLYMPIC
TEAM, NHL, AND ALL THE LOCAL
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES. ASSESS THE SITUATION, BE ALERT
FOR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND THEN
CONTACT YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE
SIDE.
SIDE. BUT LEARN, DON’T BE FRIGHTENED.
>> Karen: YOU GAVE ME A NEW
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. BECAUSE I’M ONE OF THOSE WHO ARE
LIKE, THEY CAN’T PLAY FOOTBALL!
>> Jason: HE HAS A GREAT
PERSPECTIVE A LOT OF PARENTS
SHOULD LISTEN TO.
>> Karen: AND THE FACT THEY’LL
AFFECT THEM.
AFFECT THEM. >> Steve: COACHES AND OFFICIALS
MAKE THEM FOLLOW THE RULES SO
THEY DON’T USE THEIR HEAD AND
THAT KIND OF THING.
BUT LET THEM PLAY.
>> Jason: THEY’LL BE FINE.
I THINK MORE PARENTS NEED TO
HEAR THAT.
HEAR THAT. >> Steve: BERNIE IS NOT HERE, SO
WE’LL TALK FOOTBALL.
COACH JIM HARBAUGH WOULD LIKE
MORE FROM THE OFFENSE BUT HAD TO
FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE DEFENSE.
AND TODAY, THE COACH SAYS DON’T
WORRY ABOUT THE MICHIGAN
OFFENSE, THEY ARE SO CLOSE TO
REALLY STARTING TO CLICK.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE’RE VERY CLOSE
OFFENSIVELY.
OFFENSIVELY. AND VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE
STRIDE OF HITTING ON ALL
CYLINDERS.
CYLINDERS. REALLY GOOD EVIDENCE TO BACK IT
UP.
UP. AND ALSO JUST WHAT I SEE.
>> Steve: TAMPA BAY RAYS LIVE TO
FIGHT ANOTHER DAY AGAINST THE
ASTROS.
ASTROS. HOUSTON STILL LEADS THE BEST OF
FIVE SERIES TWO GAMES TO ONE.
FOUR HOMERUNS FOR TAMPA BAY THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. THIS ONE IN THE SECOND INNING
WAS A BLAST.
THREE-ONE SHOT FROM KEVIN
KEERMEYER.
KEERMEYER. AND BRANDON LAU AND AGAIN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN TAMPA.
>>> IT’S THE BRAVES AND THE
CARDINALS, WE’LL CHECK ON THAT
GAME AT 6:00.
AND HOW ABOUT THE RED WINGS OFF
TO A PERFECT START.
TWO WINS IN TWO GAMES.
LAST NIGHT, THEY BEAT DALLAS IN
THE HOME OPENER AT LITTLE
CAESAR’S ARENA.
CAESAR’S ARENA. ANTONIO MANTHA HAD A GOOD NIGHT
AND SCORED ALL FOUR GOALS FOR
THE RED WINGS.
>> LARKIN WON IT.
SCORE!
SCORE! FOUR GOALS!
FOUR GOALS! >> Steve: I’M NOT SAYING HE’S
GONNA DO IT, BUT ON THIS PACE,
HE WOULD SCORE 300 GOALS THIS
SEASON, WHICH MAY BE SETTING
EXPECTATIONS A LITTLE HIGH.
WINGS HOST THE DUCKS TOMORROW
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >> Karen: GOOD WAY TO MOVE THE
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. >> Steve: HE’S NOT GONNA SCORE
300.
300. >> Jason: THE RECORD IS 320, SO
300 IS WELL ON PACE.
>> Ben: IF 3 IS A HAT TRICK,
WHAT’S 4?
WHAT’S 4? >> Steve: WE’LL DISCUSS THAT AT
6:00.
6:00. >> Ben: I GET MY $20 NOW.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Ben: I TORE UP THE DESK,
APPARENTLY.
APPARENTLY. CLOUDS TOOK OFF AND LEFT US WITH
A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE WHICH
WILL FINISH OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
DOES NOT LOOK A WHOLE LOT
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A NICE STRETCH OF
WEATHER THAT WILL LAST THROUGH
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. AND THEN THINGS WILL CHANGE INTO
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. AND SPEAKING OF QUIET.
AFTER A VERY ACTIVE COUPLE OF
WEEKS IN THE TROPICS, CARIBBEAN,
GULF, ALL QUIET AS FAR AS
TROPICAL SYSTEMS GO, WHICH IS
PROBABLY NOT ALL THAT
UNEXPECTED.
UNEXPECTED. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TROPICAL
SEASON, WE’RE ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE CURVE.
AND INTO EARLY OCTOBER, THERE’S
A LITTLE BIT OF A BULL.
BUT NOTICE A SECONDARY PEAK THAT
WE’LL HIT HERE, AT LEAST
HISTORICALLY OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS, WITH THE AMOUNT OF
TROPICAL STORMS.
TROPICAL STORMS. SO WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IF THE
ACTIVITY TICKS UP AS WE GET INTO
THE NEXT COUPLE.
47 TONIGHT, CLEAR AND COLDER,
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG
AS WE START OUT TOMORROW
MORNING.
MORNING. 67 ON THE HIGH SIDE.
SO THE NUMBERS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH FRIDAY ARE ABOVE
AVERAGE, AND GO WAY BELOW IT AS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MOVE IN.
MID-50s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SO THERE ARE SPOTS WE COULD BE
LOOKING AT 30s CONSISTENTLY.
>> Karen: TURN ON THE HEAT, I’M
ALWAYS COLD.
ALWAYS COLD. I GOT CHILLY ONE DAY.
>> Jason: YOU’RE MAKING ME COLD
JUST TALKING ABOUT IT.
>>> THERE’S ONE THING WE CAN SAY
FOR CERTAIN, JIMMY CARTER IS A
MAN OF HIS WORD.
>> Karen: THE PROMISE HE KEPT
AFTER TAKING A BAD FALL.
>> Jason: A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER