Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute will be the official sports medicine partner of the Chicago Bandits professional women's softball team.

The median annual sports medicine physician salary is $223,631, according to salary.com.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health opened Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Greensboro, N.C., May 9, Triad Business Journal reports.

After injuring his left thumb diving to make a catch, Arizona Diamondbacks' outfielder AJ Pollock will be examined by Dr. Don Sheridan, MLB.com reports.

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Gainesville-based University of Florida researchers studied pitch count logging at the high school level, finding teams inaccurately tracked pitch counts, The Gainesville Sun reports.

Kaiser Permanente appointed Pasadena-based Southern California Permanente Medical Group family and sports medicine physician Aaron Rubin, MD, as CMO for Special Olympics Southern California, the Fontana Herald News reports.

Dallas-based Children's Health opened the Specialty Center 2 on its Plano, Texas campus.

After undergoing three examinations with three physicians, Robert Anderson, MD, performed an arthroscopic surgery on the left ankle of Washington Nationals' outfielder Adam Eaton to diagnose and treat an issue, the Washington Post reports.

The American Association's Chicago Dogs named Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush the team's official physicians.

James Andrews, MD, will repair the torn labrum of Minnesota Twins shortstop Wander Javier in mid-May, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, scoped the left knee of Oklahoma City Thunder center Paul George, The Oklahoman reports.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament of Boston Red Sox pitcher Jay Groome, the Boston Globe reports.

Sports medicine surgeon Jefferson Brand, MD, will be inducted into the University of Minnesota Cougar Morris Hall of Fame Sept. 21.

Andrés O'Daly, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics. He specializes in foot and ankle injuries and disorders and recently performed surgery on Tyler Gibson, a midfielder soccer player for FC Cincinnati.

James Andrews, MD, examined the strained right elbow of San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto, recommending the pitcher rest for six to eight weeks, ESPN reports.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw left his May 6 game to visit Neal ElAttrache, MD, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Prairie Du Sac, Wis.-based Mueller Sports Medicine named John Cayer president.

East Lansing-based Michigan State University told the National Collegiate Athletic Association that former MSU physician Larry Nassar's crimes did not violate NCAA rules. MSU claims it handled the situation in compliance with NCAA guidelines, ESPN reports.