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<title><![CDATA[President Barack Obama not sure he'd allow a son to play football]]></title>
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President Barack Obama says he's a football fan but that if he had a son, considering the impact the game has on its players, he would think long and hard before allowing his son to play.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 26, 2013 19:17:16 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dramatic change in a year's time for Aggies]]></title>
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A year ago at this time, Texas A&#x26;amp;M football was at an important crossroads.  The program sought out a new head coach, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 03, 2012 08:00:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[John Duerden: Zico at a crossroads in Iraq]]></title>
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John Duerden examines Zico's tenure as Iraqi football moves toward a crossroads.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 11, 2012 18:37:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[College football -- Tom Osborne leaves Nebraska Cornhuskers at a crossroads]]></title>
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Tom Osborne has been fixture in Nebraska for four decades. Now the school must wonder how it will cope without its rock.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 26, 2012 08:35:32 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL teams facing large bills related to workers' compensation claims over head injuries]]></title>
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National Football League teams are facing a significant threat to their finances because of a legal option available to nearly every janitor, teacher and cashier in America -- workers' compensation.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 30, 2012 02:08:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Significant advances being made in concussion research at universities nationwide]]></title>
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Important research in our understanding of concussions and traumatic brain injury is being done at universities nationwide.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 28, 2012 11:21:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Football at a Crossroads: Why are men like Dave Coleman Jr. willing to risk so much to play semi-pro football?]]></title>
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Why are men like Dave Coleman Jr. willing to risk so much to play a game?]]></description>
<pubDate>August 27, 2012 10:57:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there a generation of football stars who already have been ruined and don't know it yet?]]></title>
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Is there a generation of football stars who already have been ruined and don't know it yet?]]></description>
<pubDate>August 26, 2012 18:52:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Neuropsychological testing for concussions might not be panacea]]></title>
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ImPACT sells tests and training to pro teams, colleges, high schools and sports medicine centers, but some question whether the program actually works.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2012 13:08:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ESPN survey finds news coverage of concussions leads majority of parents less likely to allow sons to play in youth football leagues]]></title>
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The concussions, violent hits seen on TV, lawsuits over health, and suicides among football players have taken their toll on parents, who see a connection between what's happening in the pros and the risks their children face on the field down the street.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2012 11:19:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL Youth Football Fund, once flush with millions, faces safety crisis with depleted funds, options]]></title>
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Today, health and safety are the focus of NFL Youth Football Fund resources, driven by crisis.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 22, 2012 14:07:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brad Millice and Chris Coyne discuss quitting football in high school due to concussions]]></title>
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Brad Millice and Chris Coyne discuss quitting football in high school due to concussions]]></description>
<pubDate>August 22, 2012 09:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When former football players commit suicide, some see connection to brain injuries suffered during playing days, but experts urge caution]]></title>
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Researchers and medical experts, including leaders in the study of CTE, caution against rushing to judgment when a former football player commits suicide.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 20, 2012 04:32:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Differences between NFL, Canadian Football League also show up in concussions and research about their effects on players]]></title>
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Early research approach to the brain injury dilemma in Canada is as different as the NFL and Canadian Football Leagues' financial statements.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 16, 2012 05:45:59 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Van Persie to leave Arsenal, won't sign contract]]></title>
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Arsenal captain Robin van  Persie has confirmed on his official website he would not be signing a new deal with the club.]]></description>
<pubDate>July 04, 2012 06:50:10 PDT</pubDate>
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