Latest news with #Halos
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
3 Angels who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline
The post 3 Angels who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Los Angeles Angels are having another rough season, currently sitting in fourth place in the American League West with a 35-37 record. The Angels are in a situation where a full-scale rebuild is likely, and might require them to put players on the trade block ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Advertisement The Halos have many players who will become free agents at the end of the season. Thus, they will have to make some decisions. The Angels might benefit from trading some players away. If they are not going to contend for a playoff spot, then trading off assets for future picks will be more effective. With the youth movement in Anaheim already underway, there appears to be a new attitude among the Angels. But for the Angels to ever be competitive again, they may have to shed some contracts. Notably, three players should be on the Angels' trade block, which could benefit both parties. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Angels should trade Tyler Anderson The Halos acquired Tyler Anderson in late 2022, shocking everyone after turning down the Los Angeles Dodgers' efforts to re-sign him. So far, it's been mixed results for the veteran starter. Advertisement Anderson is 18-21 with a 4.04 ERA in his two-plus seasons with the Angels. While he has been a steady middle-of-the-rotation guy for the Halos, he does not figure to be in the team's long-term plans. Anderson will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Therefore, the prudent thing for the Angels to do would be to send Anderson to a contender who might utilize him for the postseason run. The Cleveland Guardians could be an ideal trading partner. Significantly, the Halos could get a top 25 prospect plus a reserve infielder in exchange for Anderson. The Angels must jump on the opportunity to recoup some value for Anderson before the trade deadline passes. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Put Kenley Jansen on the trade block Two seasons ago, the Angels traded a closer at the MLB trade deadline. Now, there is a possibility it might happen again. When they signed Kenley Jansen to a one-year contract, there was always the possibility they might flip him at the trade deadline. Advertisement Putting Jansen on the trade block is ideal because he is still valuable, and could help a contender in need of bullpen arms in the playoff race. Additionally, he recently accomplished a career milestone, showing that he can still produce results as a late-inning reliever. Jansen is 37 years old and is unlikely to be part of the Halos' plans. Despite the Angels' struggles, Jansen has done well when called upon, notching 14 saves. If the Angels are serious about becoming a contender down the line, they must trade Jensen. The Philadelphia Phillies are a team that is in dire need of a closer who can shut the door, as they lead the league with 13 blown saves. Also, Jordan Romano has not been good for them, going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA with eight saves versus two blown saves. For Jansen, Halos could get a high-level prospect reliever from the minor leagues, plus a lower-tier prospect. Then, both prospects can make significant strides and help the Angels get back to contention within a few years. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Trading Taylor Ward before the trade deadline Taylor Ward is headed for arbitration and could be on the move soon. It might be the season where the Angels finally make a move and send Ward to another team. So far, he is batting .211 with 18 home runs, 49 RBIs, and 38 runs. Advertisement Ward's batting average is low, but the power tells a different story. According to Baseball Savant, Ward's barrel percentage is in the 85th percentile, which is good. His chase percentage is in the 88th percentile. While there has been some inconsistency, he has demonstrated that he can crack the barrel of the bat and be an impact hitter. If Ward continues his pace, he has a legitimate shot at smacking over 30 home runs and over 90 RBIs, which would be a career high. As a result, his value is higher than ever. The Angels could logically shoot for a top-100 prospect, mid-round prospects, and a lower-tier MLB player. A team like the Kansas City Royals might be interested at the MLB trade deadline, as they are looking for a corner outfielder. The Toronto Blue Jays might also be a trade partner, as they are actively contending for a playoff spot and sorely lacking outfielders. The Angels could also prevent repeating past mistakes, as this time, they will get all the value they can from a player, instead of letting them walk away for nothing. Related: Angels' Christian Moore makes immediate highlight in MLB debut vs. Yankees
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Contact sports can cause brain injuries. Should kids still play?
RECENT YEARS have seen a steady drip of troubling studies on head injuries among young players of rugby and American football. Research on schoolboy rugby published in Sports Medicine in 2023, for example, calculated that nearly two concussions result from every 1,000 tackles. As for American football, one in 20 youth players suffers a concussion over the course of a season, per a study in the Journal of Pediatrics. The real risks could be even higher, as many concussions go unreported. The consequences can be tragic. If a second concussion is sustained before complete recovery, it is more likely to trigger acute brain swelling, which can be fatal. Younger, developing brains appear more susceptible to such 'second-impact syndrome'. Even weaker 'subconcussive' blows to the head are a concern. If repeated for long enough, such hits may damage a brain's white matter, the nerve fibres that transport electrical impulses. A paper published in Brain Communications in 2023 suggests that athletes who were exposed to head impacts from a young age are more likely to experience cognitive decline from subconcussive damage to white matter. Outright bans on youth contact sport are one option. Another is to focus on protective gear. But in rugby, at least, research has yielded surprising results. Padded 'scrum caps' do protect ears and reduce cuts, but neither scrum caps nor helmets can stop a brain from being pushed into the skull, the cause of concussions. Many players are unaware of this, leading to dangerous false confidence and more aggressive play. New types of protective headgear are emerging. In 2022 a British startup called Rezon began to sell a special padded headband for rugby and other sports. Known as Halos, it is composed of nine layers which slide over each other when hit at a non-perpendicular angle. The resulting friction, the company claims, reduces by 61% the transmission of rotational forces to the brain. Rule changes are another solution. Some are hotly contested. Forbidding tackling for minors, for example, may end up increasing injuries when players grow up without having learned the best techniques. The American Academy of Paediatricians, for its part, has declined to endorse a blanket ban. Widespread rules against specific types of impacts including head-first 'spear-tackling', however, have curbed injuries. So have increasingly common policies that limit full contact during practice. Young players can also be grouped differently. Children enter puberty at different ages, which can lead to glaring mismatches in body size and agility. The injury risk to smaller kids is compounded when teams short on players call up older children too. To avoid such risks, young players are increasingly grouped by physical maturity, not age. This 'bio-banding' appears promising, but research remains regrettably thin. Parents who are still concerned should consider two final points. First, any impacts that rough-and-tumble sports may have on mental development could be revealed by periodic cognitive tests. Second, a child prevented from playing rugby or tackle football might well find other dangerous hobbies. A paper published in the Medical Journal of Australia in 2019 reviewed 8,857 children taken to emergency rooms for head injuries and found that recreational activities such as horse-riding, biking and skateboarding caused more serious injuries than contact sports. Get 360° coverage—from daily headlines to 100 year archives.
The Hill
18-03-2025
- Automotive
- The Hill
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses AI's future at GTC 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company's artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through 'an inflection point.' GTC 2025, heralded as 'AI Woodstock,' is being hosted at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Huang's keynote has been focused on the company's advancements in AI and his predictions for how the industry will move over the next few years. Huang said demand for GPUs from the top four cloud service providers is surging, adding that he expects Nvidia's data center infrastructure revenue to hit $1 trillion by 2028. He also announced that U.S. car maker General Motors would integrate Nvidia technology in its new fleet of self-driving cars. The Nvidia head also unveiled the company's Halos system, an AI solution built around automotive — especially autonomous driving — safety. 'We're the first company in the world, I believe, to have every line of code safety assessed,' Huang said.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses AI's future at GTC 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company's artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through 'an inflection point.' GTC 2025, heralded as 'AI Woodstock,' is being hosted at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Huang's keynote has been focused on the company's advancements in AI and his predictions for how the industry will move over the next few years. Huang said demand for GPUs from the top four cloud service providers is surging, adding that he expects Nvidia's data center infrastructure revenue to hit $1 trillion by 2028. He also announced that U.S. car maker General Motors would integrate Nvidia technology in its new fleet of self-driving cars. The Nvidia head also unveiled the company's Halos system, an AI solution built around automotive — especially autonomous driving — safety. 'We're the first company in the world, I believe, to have every line of code safety assessed,' Huang said.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses AI's future at GTC 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company's artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through 'an inflection point.' GTC 2025, heralded as 'AI Woodstock,' is being hosted at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Huang's keynote has been focused on the company's advancements in AI and his predictions for how the industry will move over the next few years. Huang said demand for GPUs from the top four cloud service providers is surging, adding that he expects Nvidia's data center infrastructure revenue to hit $1 trillion by 2028. He also announced that U.S. car maker General Motors would integrate Nvidia technology in its new fleet of self-driving cars. The Nvidia head also unveiled the company's Halos system, an AI solution built around automotive — especially autonomous driving — safety. 'We're the first company in the world, I believe, to have every line of code safety assessed,' Huang said.
