rauma, failed to properly warn players of such risks and promoted violent play that led to their injuries.The plaintiffs primary request is medical monitoring for the roughly 4,800

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has once again maintained that there is not enough data yet to draw conclusions about the link between sports-related concussions and long-term brain degeneration.This came in a 24-page letter Bettman wrote to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal that was posted on The New York Times website Tuesday night, answering a series of questions put to him by the Connecticut Democrat on the NHLs stance on concussions and the brain disease chronic traumatic encephelopathy (CTE).[T]he science regarding CTE, including on the asserted link to concussions ... remains nascent, particularly with respect to what causes CTE and whether it can be diagnosed by specific clinical symptoms, Bettman wrote in the letter to Blumenthal.Bettman said the NHL and the players associations medical advisory consultants will continue to closely monitor the ongoing research into brain damage, but he emphatically argued that the research to this point has established no causal link between CTE and concussions in team sports generally, much less in NHL hockey.If that [medical] consensus changes, so, too, will my answers, he added.The NHL is currently facing a class-action lawsuit filed by 105 former NHL players who allege it had the resources to better prevent head trauma, failed to properly warn players of such risks and promoted violent play that led to their injuries.The plaintiffs primary request is medical monitoring for the roughly 4,800 living former players, plus additional unspecified relief. There is no dollar figure on the lawsuit, but the NFLs pending $1 billion concussion settlement with retired players could provide a benchmark.Bettman, who was deposed for testimony last year, has said the lawsuit is without merit. The leagues first attempt to dismiss the claims was denied last year by U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson. There is another pending motion for dismissal, based on an argument that the issues should be addressed through collectively bargained arbitration instead of court.Bettman angered many former players last May with comments following the death of former NHL defenseman Steve Montador at age 35. Montador suffered from CTE. His family filed a lawsuit against the league that was recently consolidated with this case.From a medical and scientific standpoint, Bettman said then of the purported link between concussions and CTE, there is no evidence yet that one leads to the other. 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The horse trainer Wez Hunter describes as his best youngster of last season has kept her winning record intact at Sandown.While saying Magnatti was the best of his two-year-olds last season, Hunter resisted the temptation to rush her until she turned three.Magnatti made it two wins from as many starts when successful in the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday.Ridden by apprentice Michael Dee, Magnatti ($3.60) scored by a length from the $3.50 favourite Magnetar with Hot Seat ($6) another length away third.She was the pick of my young ones, Hunter said.Its nice when youre right once in a while.Everything weve done with her shes taken to without any worries and copes with things really well.Hunter said he deliberately took his time with Magnatti, saying she was a big filly as a two-year-old, but one that had not grown much since.She was quite a strong two-year-old and looked like a colt, so we looked after her, Hunter said.Magnatti scored a soft win over 1000m on debut at Mornington earlier this month and was again successful over that trip at Sandown.But Hunter has no doubts the filly will appreciiate a step up in distance at her next campaign.ddddddddddddJust where her next start will be, Hunter said he would let Magnatti tell him.Thats her first trip away from home and she handled it no worries, Hunter said.Well see how she pulls up and then make a bit of a plan.That was pretty soft today but you never know how they will respond if they get pressured, whether they can go again.But I think shes pretty good. I want to look after her and I think next time in shell get seven furlongs (1400m).Magnatti was a $130,000 yearling at the 2015 Melbourne premier sale and was syndicated to a group of the trainers friends with breeder Rob Crabtree retaining an interest.Its great to have Rob Crabtree in your camp, Hunter said.Dee moved to within two winners of outriding his 1.5kg claim with Magnattis victory.His apprenticeship finishes on December 24.Shes a nice filly with a lot of talent, Dee said.Shes very fast and I think with a bit more time shell strengthen up that little bit extra. 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