http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League.]]> May 12, 2013 14:24:22 PDT Former NFL offensive lineman Kyle Turley told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he is suffering from severe mental problems, and has considered suicide, as a result of multiple head injuries he sustained while playing football.]]> May 01, 2013 06:11:09 PDT Two nationally prominent concussion researchers -- including a senior adviser to the NFL -- served as paid consultants to law firms suing the league for allegedly concealing the link between football and brain damage.]]> April 04, 2013 15:12:17 PDT 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.]]> January 26, 2013 19:17:16 PST The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.]]> January 23, 2013 06:40:04 PST Brain scans performed on five former NFL players revealed images of the protein that causes football-related brain damage -- the first time researchers have identified signs of the crippling disease in living players.]]> January 22, 2013 01:24:22 PST Professional sports has reached its tipping point. The players, already too big, already too fast, already too strong, are now engaged in a game of attrition not against the other team, but against the regular season.]]> January 17, 2013 08:20:04 PST Thomas Jones, a retired running back who played for five teams in 12 NFL seasons, has decided to donate his brain to the Sports Legacy Institute to be studied for evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).]]> January 15, 2013 17:34:45 PST NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he doesn't have a problem with the way the Washington Redskins medical staff handled Robert Griffin III's knee injury.]]> January 12, 2013 10:15:57 PST Junior Seau's death didn't stop us from watching football. But his CTE diagnosis should cause an immediate demand for more study of the impact of football on players of all ages.]]> January 11, 2013 11:10:24 PST In case you were out pretending like you've seen and have an opinion about Oscar nominee Amour, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. The...]]> January 11, 2013 06:26:01 PST Junior Seau suffered from the type of chronic brain damage that also has been found in dozens of deceased former players, three independent scientists concluded.]]> January 09, 2013 15:16:56 PST Boston University researchers now have 50 confirmed cases of former football players with CTE -- 33 who played in the NFL, one in the CFL, one semi-professionally, nine through college and six who played only in high school.]]> December 01, 2012 04:16:35 PST Over the last few years, there has been a heightened awareness about concussions, brain injuries and the long-term risks potentially faced by athletes...]]> September 22, 2012 06:34:36 PDT A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated blows to the head may cause serious trouble later on.]]> September 05, 2012 10:01:11 PDT