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The NFL is providing an iPad application to help team doctors diagnose whether a player has a concussion.

It defies logic that there are now far more precautions taken to protect NFL players from head trauma than youth and high school football players, said several current or former NFL players speaking on behalf of a group advocating safer sports.

University Laboratory School travels to Shreveport to face Evangel Christian Academy on Friday night in Louisiana's Class 2A semifinals, but the Cubs will do so without one of their more promising talents. U-High junior wide receiver D'Vante Dotso...

Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role.

Documentary delves into concussions in sports, including women's soccer. The long-term impact of head trauma isn't just for men.

Cleveland tight end Alex Smith was briefly hospitalized with a concussion following Sunday's loss in Cincinnati.

The NFL and U.S. Army have teamed up on a long-term program to care for and prevent concussions and head trauma, as well as other health issues.

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.

Few in the NFL are more familiar with head injuries these days than Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. Last season, Polamalu left two games because of head trauma. This is only a small portion of his history with concussions. Polamalu reportedly had a...

As the Blackhawks prepare for the NHL draft this weekend in Pittsburgh there are positive signs regarding some of their walking wounded.

The Southeastern Conference is taking steps to learn as much as it can about concussions, ultimately hoping to make college sports safer for student-athletes.

A rising defense, which challenges the growing orthodoxy that football is a death sport, is nothing more than a clever filibuster. Like cigarettes and steroids, the seriousness of concussions is no longer open for debate.

Rewatching one of the greatest boxing matches of all time on its 10-year anniversary.

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

Marc Savard hasn't officially announced his retirement from the game, and remains under contract with the Bruins, but it seems like a long shot at this point that he'll play again.

Marc Savard purchased a suite for every Bruins home game for the remainder of the 2011-12 season through the completion of the 2013-14 season with the focus on children suffering from the effects of head trauma.