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Allen Gruver, PT, ATC, PRC, CSCS, will be the new medical director of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Memphis Business Journal reports.

Grand Canyon University will be one of the newest NCAA Division I athletic programs in the coming years, and as it prepares for the transition, its breathing new life into its sports medicine program, the Cronkite News reports.

Columbus-based Ohio State University is opening Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

Ashley Zapf, MD, is joining the staff of the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., the Santa Rose Press Gazette reports.

The South Carolina High School League approved a proposal which would place high school pitchers under a pitch count for the 2016-17 season, the Aiken Standard reports.

Northwest Georgia Orthopedics and Sports Medicine recently added Chad Smith, MD, to its staff, the Dalton Daily Citizen reports.

This issue of Becker’s Spine Review includes expertise on minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine centers and the latest news in spine and around healthcare. The issue also includes a list of “21 Spine Surgeons With Gifted Business Minds.”  …

There are six main performance factors that predict ulnar collateral ligament injuries for Major League Baseball pitchers, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had a torn meniscus in his knee surgically repaired by Chris Larson, MD, of Twin City Orthopedics, NFL.com reports.

Former orthopedic surgeon for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Daniel Lamar, MD, will now serve as an orthopedic consultant for the Tennessee Titans, the Business Observer reports.