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    Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Special Report: Concussion Crisis

    <span style="font-size: small;">Another high school football season will soon be coming to a close.&nbsp; It's the first season on the books since a new Indiana law took effect July 1 to try and better protect high school athletes when it comes to concussions. </span>
    Another high school football season will soon be coming to a close.  It's the first season on the books since a new Indiana law took effect July 1 to try and better protect high school athletes when it comes to concussions. So has the new law worked? ...

    Tags: Chickenpox, Students, Sports, Lacrosse, Injuries and Wounds

    2. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say

    CHICAGO (AP) — Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number...

    Tags: Gymnastics Clubs, Legs, American Academy of Pediatrics, Skull Fracture, Broken Arm

    3. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  3. Notebook: Who will take first snap for Notre Dame?

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- In a topsy-turvy week for the top of the Notre Dame</span><span style="font-size: small;"> quarterback depth chart, the only sure thing now about Saturday is</span><span style="font-size: small;"> that freshman Gunner Kiel won't be starting.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- In a topsy-turvy week for the top of the Notre Dame quarterback depth chart, the only sure thing now about Saturday is that freshman Gunner Kiel won't be starting. Sophomore Everett Golson, junior relief specialist Tommy Rees, and, yes,...

    Tags: Landry Jones, Football, Rutgers University, Matt Barkley, Medical Procedures and Tests

    4. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  4. Head injury awareness grows

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- Awareness is growing about the long-term danger of</span><span style="font-size: small;"> concussions and other head injuries, but there is still much that</span><span style="font-size: small;"> needs to be studied, according to two physicians who regularly treat</span><span style="font-size: small;"> such cases.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- Awareness is growing about the long-term danger of concussions and other head injuries, but there is still much that needs to be studied, according to two physicians who regularly treat such cases. One thing is clear: "Athletes should never...

    Tags: Soccer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Football League, Indiana University, Sports

    5. Sep 22, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. NCAA study: Football concussions rate stabilizes

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA reports that the rate of football-related concussions has remained steady over the past eight years. According to the NCAA's Injury Surveillance Program, there were 2.5 concussions reported for every 1,000 game-...

    Tags: College Football, Football, Sports, Injuries and Wounds, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    6. Aug 28, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Local athletes using special machine to determine if head injury is healed

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; As researchers learn more about the effects of concussions, coaches, players and their doctors are being more careful about when they let injured players back on the field. Concussions are considered a minor brain injury but several over time can cause serious problems and increase the risk later in life for dementia and depression. Memorial hospital is using an old machine in a new way &ndash; to measure when athletes are ready to get back on the field.</span>
    SOUTH BEND – As researchers learn more about the effects of concussions, coaches, players and their doctors are being more careful about when they let injured players back on the field. Concussions are considered a minor brain injury but several...

    Tags: Human Interest, Health Treatments, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Injuries and Wounds

    7. Aug 19, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. Rudolph, Cook recovering from concussions

    EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook and tight end Kyle Rudolph are recovering from concussions.     Both players were banged up in Friday's preseason game against Buffalo and held out of Sunday's practice as a precaution....

    Tags: Football, Sports, Injuries and Wounds

    8. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. Concussions and young athletes: Knowledge = Safety

    <span style="font-size: small;">Less than a month from the first game of the season, coaches from the Granger Rocket Football League gathered Tuesday to talk about the sport. Not about plays or strategy, but about safety.</span>
    Less than a month from the first game of the season, coaches from the Granger Rocket Football League gathered Tuesday to talk about the sport. Not about plays or strategy, but about safety. "There's a lot of emphasis on concussions and trying to...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Football, Sports, Injuries and Wounds

    9. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  9. Notre Dame football: A few surprises scattered in Irish practice

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- There were touches of unpredictability scattered</span><span style="font-size: small;"> throughout Wednesday's Notre Dame football practice, its fifth of fall</span><span style="font-size: small;"> training camp overall but first in full pads.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    SOUTH BEND -- There were touches of unpredictability scattered throughout Wednesday's Notre Dame football practice, its fifth of fall training camp overall but first in full pads. The musical backdrop during stretching and early drills took a hairpin...

    Tags: Football, Eminem, Sports, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Brian Kelly

    10. Jun 25, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  10. Kelly clears Rees for workouts -- for now

    <span style="font-size: small;">BRIDGMAN -- Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees is attending summer</span><span style="font-size: small;"> school classes, working out with his Irish football teammates and</span><span style="font-size: small;"> basking in relative normalcy.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    BRIDGMAN -- Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees is attending summer school classes, working out with his Irish football teammates and basking in relative normalcy. For now. The junior's May 3 arrest and subsequent four misdemeanor charges haven't gone...

    Tags: Health, Students, Sports, Injuries and Wounds, Biofeedback

    11. Aug 18, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  11. 7 former players sue NFL in Pa. over concussions

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seven former players have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind. The players accuse the league of failing to protect their health and of trying to...

    Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Health, National Football League, Football, Super Bowl

    12. Feb 23, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. UPDATE: Duerson's family sues NFL over his suicide

    <span style="font-size: small;">CHICAGO (AP) &mdash; The family of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL on Thursday, claiming the league didn't do enough to prevent or treat the concussions that severely damaged his brain before he killed himself last year.</span>
    CHICAGO (AP) — The family of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL on Thursday, claiming the league didn't do enough to prevent or treat the concussions that severely damaged his brain before he...

    Tags: Health, Trials, Sports, Chicago Bears, Injuries and Wounds

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