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The Los Angeles Dodgers are being asked for a $1.2 million reimbursement by San Francisco General Hospital for extensive brain trauma care given to Bryan Stow, according to reports.

The latest news about concussions raises more questions than answers about a complicated issue, writes Andrew Brandt.

A federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi on behalf of more than 50 former NFL players claims the league conspired to hide the dangers of concussions and brain trauma associated with professional football.

Jeremy Schaap speaks with 3-time Super Bowl champion Mark Schlereth and ESPN the Magazine Sr. Writer Peter Keating about the link between the NFL and brain trauma. Among the topics discussed: the NFLa€™s PR management, the ethos to play through pain,...

Can a 20-year-old kid help investigators learn more about the effects of boxing on brain health and, ultimately, help make combat sports safer? Charles Bernick hopes so.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, Grantland's Jane Leavy will stop by to take questions on her recent story about Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist leading the charge in research about brain trauma in athletes. McKee spends much of her time docu...

A judge says a psychiatrist and a psychologist who examined former Notre Dame assistant football coach Corwin Brown to determine his mental status came up with differing opinions as he faces charges of striking his wife and holding her hostage.

Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin doesn't shy away from contact. His helmet-to-helmet collision from four years ago proves that. That doesn't mean Boldin lacks concern over the long-term effects of concussions on the brain. He told CNN's World Sp...

The NFL is telling retirees about a medical study that says former players live longer than men in the general population.

Charlotte forward Eduardo Najera didn't suffer any brain trauma after taking an inadvertent elbow to the head from Milwaukee's John Brockman during Friday night's 95-90 loss.

In the wake of a new study, the national president of Pop Warner said he will propose a rule that, for the first time, would limit the amount of contact allowed in youth football practices.

In interviews conducted with a dozen plaintiffs in concussion-related lawsuits, what emerged was, at best, a depiction of a culture of indifference on the part of the NFL toward concussions and other injuries.

A northern Indiana judge has appointed a psychiatrist and a psychologist to evaluate the mental status of a former Notre Dame assistant football coach accused of striking his wife and holding her hostage in their home.

Lew Carpenter never had any concussions -- or at least none that his family knew about back in the 1950s and '60s, when he played for the Lions, Browns and Packers and there wasn't as much concern over them as there is now.

Craig Custance answers readers' questions in this his mailbag. This week's topics include high expectations for the Washington Capitals, the outlook for the Buffalo Sabres, the potential link between brain trauma and depression in the NHL, and more.

Blog | Conversation | September 22, 2011

Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Corwin Brown was booked into St. Joseph County jail on Friday and will be arraigned Monday afternoon in St. Joseph Superior Court, according to the South Bend Tribune.