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NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain

Read full article: NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain

Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.

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Researchers confirm 'Music City Miracle' star Frank Wycheck had CTE

Read full article: Researchers confirm 'Music City Miracle' star Frank Wycheck had CTE

Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in December 2023 at his Chattanooga home.

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Ongoing concerns about concussions leads to push to protect players with more padding

Read full article: Ongoing concerns about concussions leads to push to protect players with more padding

Across the country this Thanksgiving weekend, thousands of football players will be taking the field. But as they strap on their helmets, concerns continue to grow about concussions and brain health.

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Man who stabbed ex-girlfriend, her mom in Ponte Vedra Beach to spend life in prison

Read full article: Man who stabbed ex-girlfriend, her mom in Ponte Vedra Beach to spend life in prison

A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his ex-girlfriend 17 times outside of a Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant in June 2023 is scheduled to have his sentencing hearing on Friday.

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Sentencing for teen who stabbed 3 people outside Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant pushed back for CTE testing

Read full article: Sentencing for teen who stabbed 3 people outside Ponte Vedra Beach restaurant pushed back for CTE testing

Attorneys for a teen who stabbed three people outside a Ponte Vedra restaurant last year now say he may have CTE from repeated head injuries on the football field.

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Jury recommends life sentence for Clay County contractor convicted of killing client

Read full article: Jury recommends life sentence for Clay County contractor convicted of killing client

A Clay County contractor who was convicted Monday of killing his client in 2019 now faces the possibility of being sentenced to death for her murder.

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As sentencing begins in capital murder case, Clay County victim is remembered, defendant’s brain damage revealed

Read full article: As sentencing begins in capital murder case, Clay County victim is remembered, defendant’s brain damage revealed

A Clay County contractor who was convicted Monday of killing his client in 2019 now faces the possibility of being sentenced to death for her murder.

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Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at age 52

Read full article: Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at age 52

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died.

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New CTE study changes view on best predictor of future brain disease

Read full article: New CTE study changes view on best predictor of future brain disease

The largest study to date of CTE shows number of concussion does not completely correlate to likelihood of CTE diagnosis. In fact, the number of hits to the head is a better predictor.

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Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers

Read full article: Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers

Soccer officials, scientists, medical professionals and others have gathered in Chicago for a head injury summit.

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CTE cases in soccer players raise fresh questions about safety of heading the ball

Read full article: CTE cases in soccer players raise fresh questions about safety of heading the ball

Four more former professional soccer players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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Going Ringside Ep 11: The Chris Benoit murder-suicide

Read full article: Going Ringside Ep 11: The Chris Benoit murder-suicide

We analyze the biggest tragedy in wrestling history when Chris Benoit killed his wife and son, then took his own life

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Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?

Read full article: Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?

UFC President Dana White is selling slap fighting as the next big thing in combat sport, and the Nevada Athletic Commission has sanctioned the Power Slap League for competitions.

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Coping with concussions: long road to recovery for some

Read full article: Coping with concussions: long road to recovery for some

Vivienne Gray doesn’t fit the same profile as former or current professional athletes forced to live with the ongoing effects of concussions.

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Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's death

Read full article: Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's death

An attorney for the widow of a former University of Southern California football player has asked a jury to award her more than $50 million in a lawsuit accusing the NCAA with failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma.

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Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player

Read full article: Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player

A Los Angeles jury has heard opening statements in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma.

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Former NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas' family says he had CTE

Read full article: Former NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas' family says he had CTE

Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who died last December at age 33, had CTE, his family said Tuesday.

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CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league

Read full article: CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league

Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time.

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Study: Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson had stage 2 CTE

Read full article: Study: Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson had stage 2 CTE

Researchers have diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

Read full article: Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

Authorities say an autopsy found unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing himself in April.

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New PSA warns against youth tackle football, compares it to smoking

Read full article: New PSA warns against youth tackle football, compares it to smoking

That's the premise for a new PSA from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which wants parents to consider the long-term damage youth tackle football could inflict on their kids. The goal is for parents to keep kids out of tackle football until they're 14 to lessen their risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Plus, children's bodies aren't built to withstand the head-bobbling hits of tackle football, he told CNN. "They can choose not to play tackle football at all," he said. Bailes called the comparison between smoking and tackle football "misleading and inaccurate."

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Concussion PSA compares youth football dangers to smoking

Read full article: Concussion PSA compares youth football dangers to smoking

"Tackle football is like smoking," a youthful voice-over says as a smiling, motherly type lights a cigarette for one of the pre-teen players. "We now have the data that show that playing youth tackle football and developing CTE is correlated in a very similar way to smoking, and developing lung cancer," Nowinski said. "We're trying to help parents visualize that those two things are equally bad: Letting your kid smoke and letting your kid play tackle football are both bad ideas." Some states, including California, New York and Illinois, have discussed banning tackle football for children under 12. We can retool the game where they can still glean the benefits, enjoy themselves, get exercise and delay tackle football until junior high or high school."

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