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A concussion is a common type of traumatic brain injury, frequently suffered in contact sports, such as football. As more serious long-term effects of concussions have been revealed through medical studies, some professional sports leagues have revis...

Monte Kiffin told his players to study two teams' defenses from last season: the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. A couple of Kiffin disciples (new Dallas defensive line coach Rod Marinelli and new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley) c...

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman's outstanding play warrants the kind of in-depth study Cian Fahey conducted analyzing Sherman's every snap from 2012. Richard Sherman #25 CB Seattle Seahawks 2012 STATS Tot64 Solo53 Ast11 FF3 ...

BOSTON -- The masked men at either end of the ice couldn't be any more different from each other. The Bruins' Tuukka Rask and the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist are set to face one another in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, which begins with ...

D.C. United defender Robbie Russell has retired after a 13-year career in Major League Soccer and in Europe, and will study medicine at Georgetown University.

This is the time of year when NFL teams study the competition, potentially adopting some of the successful things they do. A few weeks ago, it was noted that the Cowboys have used the Patriots as a model for creating a two-tight end offense. Add t...

Wagering among male athletes is down nearly 10 percent from 2008, though concerns remain over the increased use of social media and technology for betting, according to the latest NCAA report on gambling.

Athletic expenses are rising at a faster pace than revenue is being generated at most Division I schools, according to a new NCAA study.

What's the value in being in first place on May 1? I'm sure the Angels and Blue Jays will say -- with hope -- that it doesn't mean much of anything, that baseball is a marathon and not a sprint. Katie Sharp of ESPN Stats & Info looked up the 1...

Todd McShay's first ranking of the top 32 prospects for the 2014 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

A couple of pieces worth checking out. Last week, Tom Verducci had a column on SI.com arguing that ... well, hitters are getting it all wrong. He writes: Welcome to the state of the art in hitting these days, where aggressiveness is disdained and pa...

ESPN's enterprise team looks at the importance of the study of the brain of former San Diego linebacker Junior Seau. Seau committed suicide last May 2 at the age of 43. "Outside the Lines" produced this video on the impact of the information from ...

A study conducted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute says there's more value for second-round draft picks than first-rounders.

BATON ROUGE -- Meet the artist, Garrett Brumfield (Baton Rouge, La./University Laboratory School). It's easy to find online, the video of LSU's latest football commitment using some spray paint and a handful of improvised tools to create what he c...

Todd McShay offers up his final first-round projection for the 2013 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2013

The North Carolina academic scandal, which embroiled the school's African and Afro-American Studies department in accusations of fraud motivated by athletic success, has long since moved off the radar. In December, a probe by former North Carolina Go...