Dead NFLers' Brains Show Severe Damage From Lifetime of Hits

With the Super Bowl slated for Sunday, it may be a good time to look at what a lifetime of blows to the head do to a person.  According to an article on CNN.com, repeated concussions can lead to damage known...

Athletes At Increased Risk Of Brain Damage

When that high school football player yearns to make it to the big time, he's blissfully unaware of the chance of permanent brain damage.  We are mindful of the "punchy" retired boxer.  Well, now...

Many injured in Pamplona fiesta

Perhaps not surprisingly, people have been injured at the "running of the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain."At least nine people have been injured during the first day of Spain's annual bull-running festival in the...

Man Hits Head On Bottom Of Swim Pool, Wakes Up A Concert Pianist

"Up until my accident I was in Corporate America for many years. I had never even touched a piano. I still can’t read music or tell you where the notes are. All I know is that the black keys are flat. I don’t...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four...

Santa's face smashed in by thrown object

"SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man dressed as Santa Claus was knocked unconscious by a thrown object that hit his face while he was riding on the back of a truck decorated as a sleigh. Kevin Smith says he never saw...

Court documents allege Marc Crawford played role in hit by Bertuzzi

As more of these documents come forward I think much of what was ailing the Vancouver Canucks after the incident will become clear. There is the chance here that for all who are interested we will get a view...

Girls & Concussions

Perhaps the following study will change how athletic trainers and physicians interact with female athletes. "According to a study to be published in the Journal of Athletic Training, in high school soccer, girls sustained concussions 68 percent more often than boys did....

Swedish keeper Isaksson out of first game

"First-choice goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will miss Sweden's opening FIFA World Cup™ match against Trinidad and Tobago after suffering concussion in a training accident, a Swedish team spokesman said on...

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