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A new study looked at the brains of former football players and found CTE in...

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association published its findings of the largest study of its kind into the link between football and CTE, the degenerative brain disease thought to be responsible for...

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This Division I university is considering cutting football—because it’s too...

On Saturday, the University of San Diego pulled off a convincing win over Northern Arizona University in the first round of the FCS football playoffs. It was just their second playoff win in program...

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New female brain bank will help close the gender gap in concussion research

Monday marked a historic day in the history of concussion and brain injury research, as the first-ever brain bank for women was announced during a conference at the National Institute of Health. The...

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High school sports are getting more popular. High school football is getting...

High school football suffered a two-percent decline last year even as a record number of students — nearly eight million — participated in at least one school-sponsored sport, according to the annual...

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Staggering new study estimates the rate of CTE among NFL players could be...

Last year, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) made waves when they released a study that found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy — the degenerative brain disease known...

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NFL is working the refs to keep ex-players from claiming share of concussion...

This week, hundreds of men will see their childhood dream become reality at the 2019 NFL Draft. But, beneath all the tears and cheers, the pomp and circumstance, the National Football League and its...

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