The Alabama Crimson Tide college football program onboarded Matt Rhea, PhD, as director of performance science on March 2, reports Sports Illustrated.

Riley Williams III, MD, performed arthroscopic surgery on Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving March 3, the team reported.

Emergency medicine Robert Glatter, MD, recently accepted a position as a network physician for the U.S. Soccer Federation.

David Altchek, MD, will repair the right elbow of New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino, MLB.com reports.

Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine added interventional pain medicine specialist Brian Rosenberg, MD, to Andrews' clinics in Pensacola, Fla., and Milton, Fla.

A growing number of physicians are studying for orthopedic and overuse injuries in esports players, which recent data has shown them to be highly susceptible to.

USA Weightlifting is teaming with the American College of Sports Medicine to expand professional health and fitness opportunities for their organizations and members.

Tioga (N.D.) Medical Center added sports medicine services to its orthopedic offerings, JournalTrib.com reports.

Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University is partnering with Wake Forest Baptist Health to offer orthopedic and sports medicine care to student athletes, according to Triad Business Journal.

Here are four professional sports teams that partnered with orthopedic organizations in past month:

Timothy Kremchek, MD, repaired a partially torn medial meniscus in the left knee of Cleveland Indians ace Mike Clevinger, The Athletic reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery recently signed a multiyear deal with the New York Guardians of the XFL, reports ROI-NJ.

Here are six sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in the past month:

Thomas Sisk, MD, is joining Monongahela (Pa.) Valley Hospital and Mon-Vale Primary Care Practices, the Herald-Standard reports.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute on Feb. 11 partnered with the Philadelphia Fusion — the city's first professional esports team.

The Orlando City Council on Feb. 10 unanimously approved The Orlando Magic's plan to purchase land for a new practice facility that will feature an orthopedic center, according to the NBA.

Bill Moreau, DC, filed a whistleblower lawsuit Feb. 7 against the U.S. Olympic Committee, claiming that the organization violated federal law by waiting five days to report the sexual assault of a teenage athlete in 2018, USA Today reports.  

Andrew Dossett, MD, performed back surgery on New York Yankees left-handed pitcher James Paxton on Feb. 5, the team reported.

Four orthopedic surgeons recently treated professional athletes:

A machine-learning algorithm recognized predictive factors linked with worse outcomes for patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery to treat femoroacetabular impingement of the hip.