The New York Yankees have lost one of their starting pitchers to injury. Rookie righty Luis Gil was placed on the 15-day injured list with a lower back strain, the team announced Wednesday. He exited Tuesday's game after three laborious innings with what ...

With less than two minutes left in the first half of their Week 16 Sunday Night Football clash with the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson sustained a back injury that forced him out of the remainder of one of the weekend’s most crucial NFL contests.

Remember last year how we couldn’t go a day in spring training without hearing about strained oblique muscles? Yeah, that was great. This year we have a new fashionable muscle strain: starting pitcher backs. Tim Lincecum the other day, Clayton Kershaw ...

Coming off an electric Friday night game where the Baltimore Orioles overcame a 6-0 deficit in the second inning to win 22-8, they were hoping to keep that momentum going. With Zach Eflin on the mound, their confidence had to be pretty high despite the ...

The Astros placed veteran reliever Ryan Pressly on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a lower-back strain. In a corresponding move, the team recalled right-hander Seth Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land. Martinez will be available out of the bullpen for ...

There are few injuries as debilitating for a golfer as a bad back. Yet given the strain a golf swing can put on the spine, back injuries are among the most common in our game. Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can take pressure off your back in your swing.

There are many reasons why people may experience back pain when sneezing. When a person sneezes, it can trigger symptoms from an existing injury, or the sneeze itself may cause an injury. Some possible causes of back pain when sneezing include muscle ...

Orioles left-hander John Means recently suffered a back muscle strain, with general manager Mike Elias relaying the news to reporters, including Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner (Twitter links). Means, 30, underwent Tommy John surgery in April of last ...

Royals scratch Seth Lugo from start after back strain flared up during bullpen. Stephen Kolek replaces Lugo as Kansas City monitors lingering back symptoms. Pitchers Wacha and Ragans return as Royals aim to finish season with full staff. Kansas City Royals ...