Pak sidelined by shoulder ailment

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Hall of Fame golfer Pak Se Ri said Friday that she will be sidelined indefinitely after injuring her left shoulder when she slipped on stairs Tuesday.

The 25-time LPGA Tour winner has a slight tear in the labrum in the shoulder.

"Right now, there is no timeline for my return to the LPGA, but I know the next two months of rehab will be important for my recovery," said Pak, from South Korea. "I have a positive outlook and I fully expect to return to the LPGA Tour as soon as the time is right."

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NHL examines link to brain ailment

Pebble Beach, California — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says there is not enough data yet to draw conclusions about the link between concussions and a degenerative brain ailment that has been found in four dead ice hockey players.

The league wrapped up its Board of Governors meetings on Tuesday, a day after The New York Times reported that former New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an ailment related to Alzheimer's disease.

The 28-year-old Boogaard, who died in May of an accidental overdose of alcohol and oxycodone, was found to have had CTE — which can be diagnosed only after the death of the patient. Boogaard is the fourth former NHL player found to have CTE by Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy.

"They're still looking at a very limited database," Bettman said.

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