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What makes Robert Griffin III so great? He's careful with the ball and he's careful with himself.

We all had our smart reaction to the RG3 injury, each and every one. After everyone expressed genuine concern and hope that Robert Griffin would be OK and recover from his "mild" concussion, everyone from the announcers to the fans in the crowd had t...

The Warriors beat the Timberwolves on Sunday. Andris Biedrins (NWT: concussion), David Lee (DNP: the stuff that gets up around the side of condoms), Nate Robinson (DNP: 24/7 was on) and Dorell Wright (DNP: Scramble With Friends) all took the night of...

Fines, suspensions and concussion awareness are fighting an uphill battle against hypocrisy and fan apathy.

It's time to be honest about the nature of the game.

An economic perspective on CTE and the concussion crisis.

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats. Amount of Prince Fielder's nine-year contract w...

An in-depth look at concussions in high school football.

The battle the NHL needs to keep is the unwavering spirit and will to win, not head shots and dropping the gloves.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. In what may have been his last home game as a Colt, Reggie Wayne grabbed the game-winning touchdown reception in a stunning 19-16 win over the Texans. Th...

What do you do before you know (for sure)?

And the rest of the week in the NHL.

1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins After spending nearly a year recovering from a concussion, Sidney Crosby returned to the ice Monday night and recorded two goals and two assists. Read Katie Baker's recap of Crosby's comeback night to remember h...

It's been more than 10 months (10 months and 16 days in case anyone was counting) since Sidney Crosby, the National Hockey League's crown prince, last graced one of its games. He's missed 68 of them after suffering a concussion in early January: 41 l...

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. The NFL Injury and Safety Panel has instructed game officials to be on the lookout for concussion symptoms. As of this morning, 14 officials have separa...

All the NHL's attention lately has been focused on its players' heads. The league voted this summer to broaden the scope of several rules addressing the kind of contact that can cause concussions — those hits that land up high or from behind &#...