NEW ORLEANS — Pro football players are more likely to suffer certain types of knee and ankle injuries on an artificial turf called FieldTurf than on natural grass, a new study contends. Researchers analyzed data from the 2002-2008 National Football League seasons and found that teams playing on FieldTurf had an 88% higher rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and a... read more
By: John Painter KNOXVILLE — Bobby Campbell never believed his grass was always greener on the other side of the field. For 20 years as UT’s sports turf manager, Campbell has grown, watered, nurtured, clipped, edged, weeded and doctored every blade of that green grass on every living Big Orange playing and practice surface the Knoxville campus had to offer. But... read more
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is installing a new outdoor FieldTurf surface. This will be the second full FieldTurf field for Boilermaker athletics as an indoor surface was installed at the Mollenkopf Athletic Center in January of 2006. The decision to install the latest FieldTurf was jointly announced by Purdue Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Morgan Burke and FieldTurf CEO Joe Fields.... read more
DALTON, GA — Shaw Industries Group, Inc., based here, acquired synthetic turf company Sportexe Construction Services, Inc. this past fall. During the past 20 years Sportexe has provided fields to organizations such as the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, University of Pittsburgh, LSU, University of California, University of Arkansas and many others.... read more
GREENSBORO, NC — GreenCreation, based here, distributes TigerTurf and designs, installs and maintains all levels of sports fields and commercial and residential landscape systems. “We got started with this business and TigerTurf when we sought to address a safety and aesthetics issue for the Department of Transportation. TigerTurf developed a great solution, we love the product and the people and with them, our... read more
