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Harvard began its trip to California with a Friday night matchup against Stanford on the Cardinal home turf of Palo Alto. Despite potential jet lag as well as the hostile crowd, the Crimson put forth one of its best efforts of the season, hanging tough with the Cardinal for the entire match...
...Crimson collected its fourth win in four games on the new synthetic turf of Jordan Field, and is now tied with five-time defending champion Princeton for first place...
...exhibition game. Then Vinny Testaverde, their quarterback, popped his Achilles tendon pushing off to recover a fumble. Last week the Atlanta Falcons star running back, Jamal Anderson, tore a knee ligament trying to outmaneuver linemen. In each case the only contact the players had was with the artificial turf. Both teams had been playoff hopefuls, the Falcons eyeing a return to the Super Bowl. Now it is doubtful these teams can put together a winning season. At least nine other players have faced similar injuries in just the second week of the schedule...
These season-ending injuries have reignited a battle over the safety of artificial turf, particularly AstroTurf, the dominant brand. For at least 15 years the issue has been discussed and studied by doctors and the National Football League. Scientific studies have been inconclusive. AstroTurf's owner insists its carpet is safe. "Every time there is an injury on turf, it is the turf's fault; when it is on grass, it is just the game. Football is a dangerous game, whether played on turf or grass," says James Savoca, vice president of Southwest Recreational Industries. Yet at least three deaths...
More than a few players would like to slam Savoca to the carpet just to make a point. Nearly everyone who plays on artificial turf--think sandpaper laid over concrete--hates it. Players say ligaments pop because the surface doesn't "give" once a foot is planted. Skin shreds from its abrasiveness; heads hurt from its hardness. Clark Gaines, regional representative of the National Football League's Players Association, says artificial turf causes up to three times as many noncontact injuries as grass. "These injuries simply don't happen on a natural surface," he says. "Players have their own terminology...