Continuing neck stiffness forced Angels center fielder Mike Trout to miss his second straight game.
New York Jets rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to a local hospital for evaluation after suffering head and neck injuries Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
Bengals QB Andy Dalton left Saturday's preseason game against the Bears as a precaution with a neck injury that appeared to happen on his first and only series of the night.
The Dodgers put veteran reliever Joel Peralta on the disabled list Tuesday with a right neck sprain and recalled right-hander Yimi Garcia from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Scott Van Slyke hurt his neck Saturday en route to Citi Field when his taxi driver slammed on the brakes and the Dodgers outfielder hit his head on the partition.
Warriors star Stephen Curry missed the equivalent of a quarter after taking a hard fall on his head, neck and back area near the basket in the second quarter of Monday night's Game 4.
