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Wear a helmet: It's worth it
Two weeks later and the muscles in my neck are still sore. It wasn't my fault. She took a sharp turn right into me without looking, clipped my skis and sent me spinning. I ended up falling backward downhill and smashing the back of my head hard...
Tags: X Games, Snowboarding, Vanderbilt University , Cycling, Johns Hopkins University
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Handling with care
I didn't play football growing up. Never got to date a cheerleader. But, as a consolation prize, I have had an ambulatory adulthood. I know guys who did play and aren't as lucky, and I don't want my kids to be like these guys. Matt, for example,...
Tags: Learning Disability, Culture, Broken Bones, Headaches, Psychiatry
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Pro sports leagues aim to put workers' comp out of play
One would think that we've learned from bitter experience not to trust a word uttered by our major professional sports leagues. Yet here they are trying to put another howler over on us. This is their assertion that retired pro athletes — many...
Tags: Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, St. Louis Rams, Justice System, San Diego Chargers
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Penguins vow to keep rolling without Crosby
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The streaking Pittsburgh Penguins have lost their captain. But that's OK, they say. Not only have the Penguins grown accustomed to playing without Sidney Crosby in recent years, they also just traded for two other team...
Tags: Matt Cooke, Jarome Iginla, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Evgeni Malkin
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Concussions: what those involved with high school athletics should know
The tragic consequences of repeated concussions in athletes has been in the news frequently in recent years as several thousand former NFL players and the families of players who have passed away prematurely sue the league for debilitating injuries...
Tags: Education, Schools, Health and Medical Professionals, Michigan High School Athletic Association, Science and Technology
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Penguins' Crosby sidelined indefinitely with broken jaw
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Sunday that captain Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely after having surgery Saturday night to repair a broken jaw and undergoing major dental work. Crosby left Saturday's 2-0 win over the New York...
Tags: Brenden Morrow, National Hockey League, Jarome Iginla, New York Islanders, Ray Shero
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Baseball is not a collision sport
The National Football League is taking steps to minimize the risk of concussions and other head injuries. So is the National Hockey League. So is Major League Baseball -- but it can do more without hurting the game. Baseball long ago cracked down on...
Tags: National Hockey League, St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball, Sports, Injuries and Wounds
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Steinberg: Horrigan helps young athletes play it safe
Athletes are attracted to participate in sports at the high school level because of the bonding, competition and the many invaluable life lessons that they learn. Unfortunately, an adolescent body is still in the growing process and subject to a greater...Tags: National Hockey League, High School Sports, Jennifer Lawrence, Injuries and Wounds, Los Angeles Kings
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Letters to the Editor - March 27
Raising taxes, particularly on gas, not the answer to woes To the editor: Gov. O’Malley and the Democrats in Annapolis have the same answer to all of our problems: tax increases. The governor claims that this gas tax increase is needed to build...Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Chicago Housing Authority, Government
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Florida State signs: Three early enrollees | Video
TALLAHASSEE -- While Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield may have filed Florida State's first letter of intent Wednesday morning, there were a group of other Seminoles who technically signed before him. Two defensive players signed in time to begin classes last...
Tags: Under Armour Inc., Schools, Florida State Seminoles, Jimbo Fisher, Florida State University
Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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