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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A Dutch government public health organization said Tuesday it is safe to play soccer and other sports on artificial turf fields covered in rubber crumbs, following an investigation triggered by fears over dangerous chemicals in the granules.The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment published a report saying that the health risk from playing on such fields, which are common throughout the Netherlands and elsewhere as low-maintenance alternatives to natural grass, is virtually negligible.The Dutch soccer association welcomed the findings, saying they gave clarity to sports clubs and players. Many clubs across the Netherlands had stopped playing on rubber crumb fields since a television program in October raised concerns about health risks.The uncertainly about playing soccer on synthetic grass with rubber crumb is gone, the Royal Netherlands Football Association said in a statement. Footballers, parents, clubs and the KNVB can move on. The signal is safe.The crumbs, usually made from old car tires, give synthetic turf fields properties similar to real grass -- they ensure the ball does not bounce too high and make the synthetic fields better suited for sliding tackles. But there are long-held fears that the chemicals in the shredded tires include carcinogens that could find their way into players bodies.The Dutch investigation tested 100 sports fields and studied available scientific literature. The organization said it also will carefully study American research expected early next year into the fields, which have been in use in the United States for longer than in the Netherlands.No indications were found in the available literature of a link between playing sports on synthetic turf fields with an infill of rubber granulate and the incidence of leukemia and lymph node cancer, the Dutch study said. No international research has demonstrated this connection.It added that chemicals linked to causing such cancers are either not present in the rubber crumb or are present in very small amounts. Tests conducted for the study also showed that chemical substances in the crumb were released in very low quantities.This is because the substances are more or less `enclosed in the granulate, which means that the effect of these substances on human health is virtually negligible, the report said.Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem last month halted play on its rubber crumb-based training field because of health concerns, but said Tuesday that after the winter break play will resume on the field. Vegas Golden Knights Pro Shop . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers manager Jeff Banister was ejected Monday night after the Los Angeles Angels won a replay challenge on a play that became a ground-rule double after Yunel Escobar was thrown out trying to turn the hit into a triple.After being out by several feet sliding into third base in the sixth inning, Escobar motioned toward the outfield. Manager Mike Scioscia then challenged that the ball had become lodged underneath the padding on the wall in right-center field and should have been ruled dead, as per the ground rules for the Rangers ballpark.We thought that someone put their hands up like it was out of play. I think thats what [Escobar] saw, Scioscia said. He kind of stutter-stepped and slowed down.The replay showed that the ball had lodged under the padding. Right fielder Nomar Mazara had to reach twice to get the ball but never indicated that the ball was stuck.When umpires put Escobar at second base, Banister immediately came out of the dugout and was ejected by crew chief and second base umpire Joe West when he continued to argue the call.ddddddddddddFrom the infield, you cant tell if its stuck. ... But when we went to replay, they said it stuck. So its plain and simple a ground-rule double, West told a pool reporter after the game.I had an outfielder who felt like the ball was not lodged. If you look at the video, the ball was still spinning, Banister said. In my estimation, that is not a lodged baseball. But thats not my call.Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland was ejected after taking a called third strike to end the fourth inning. The pitch appeared to Moreland to be outside. Although the first baseman had some words with home plate umpire Kerwin Danley as he walked back to the dugout, there were no demonstrative actions before the ejection.After Moreland realized he had been tossed from the game, he turned and started to argue before Banister got between his player and the umpire.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '