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Sports doctor answers: 'Would I let my son play football?'
Los Angeles Times
A sports doctor tells us why he would allow his son to play football.
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FOOTBALL: Cognitive issues plague former Chargers player Hendrickson
North County Times
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease believed to
stem from repeated head trauma in contact sports, including football,
hockey, professional wrestling and boxing, a sport in which the malady is
also known as pugilistic dementia.
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US-style football making inroads in soccer-crazy Brazil
Boston Herald
RIO DE JANEIRO - Quarterback Ramon Martire hopes that with luck and with
practice, the No. 4 he wears might someday draw comparisons to another No.
4: future NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre. But right now, Martire, a
23-year-old design student from Rio ...
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Balotellification: How Mario Balotelli (Might) Save Football
SB Nation
Mario Balotelli is on a mission: to simplify football. Tonight, he faces
his biggest challenge. Follow @SBNationSoccer.
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Concussion lawsuits are next big US litigation
USA TODAY
Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in
risky behavior that can be harmful to their health over time.
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Football & brain damage: Study finds mental problems among NFL retirees
Examiner.com
In mid-June 2012, a school board member in a town outside Philadelphia
asked her colleagues to do what some might once have considered
unthinkable. Pointing to.
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Playoff a stroke of luck for college football fans
Savannah Morning News
In a lifetime of following college football, I've learned it's not often
that the decision-makers' priorities intersect with those of the fans.They
did last week, however, when a committee of university presidents approved
a four-team playoff system ...
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Sunday Football Notes Mike Sherman eases back into NFL with Dolphins
Boston.com
The Northborough native is working for his former Worcester Academy
student, Joe Philbin.
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Late football fan's family to accept UEFA Euro 2012 award on behalf of
Irish ...
IrishCentral
Late football fan's family to accept UEFA Euro 2012 award on behalf of
Irish supporters: The family of tragic Irish football fan James Nolan are
to accept a special award on behalf of the Ireland supporters who
illuminated the European Championships.
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Boise State withdraws from Mountain West; football to join Big East for
2013 ...
CBSSports.com
Boise State formally withdrew from the Mountain West on Saturday, sources
told CBSSports.com, meaning the Broncos' football program will join the Big
East in 2013.
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