NFL to Adopt New Sideline Concussion Test
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL says it will use a new sideline test to determine concussions next season. The NFL says in a release Wednesday that more details of the evaluation will be announced on...
View ArticleMissouri Coaches Might be Required to Learn About Head Injuries
JEFFERSON CITY – When in doubt, sit them out. The motto, which refers to ‘benching’ injured student athletes, was repeated throughout the hearing room as medical professionals and a representative from...
View ArticleNHL GMs Discuss Concussions
BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) — Accidental concussions in the NHL have doubled since last season, and general managers are looking at ways to slow the game. The GMs began three days of meetings Monday with...
View ArticleLawmakers Want H.S. Concussions Reported
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) __ Statewide athletic organizations with public school members would have to report the effects of concussions on high school students, under legislation supported by several...
View ArticleStudy Shows NFL Players Wore Low-Rated Helmets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 40 percent of NFL players last season wore a helmet model that got the second-lowest rating for reducing the risk of concussions in a study by Virginia Tech researchers....
View Article75 NFL Retirees Sue League Over Concussions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seventy-five former players are suing the National Football League, claiming the league concealed information about the danger of concussions for decades. The negligence and...
View ArticleConcussion Program Aims To Test One Million Kids
Jerome Bettis finds the numbers astounding. Nearly 3.8 million youngsters had concussions last year while taking part in sports and recreation. Bettis, a former star running back, is plenty familiar...
View ArticleHockey Concussion Summit This Weekend
TORONTO (AP) — With NHL training camps starting this weekend, the issue of concussions is front and center for a group of doctors, researchers and players who want to educate the public about the...
View ArticleSLU High Grad Twellman Speaks Out On Concussions
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Revolution star Taylor Twellman says the team ignored symptoms of multiple concussions that eventually forced him to retire. A St. Louis, Mo. native,...
View ArticleSports Open Line: Ken Hitchcock, Pete Weber, Adam Caplan & Taylor Twellman
The Sunday Chat with Coach Ken Hitchcock takes place Thursday this week due to holiday programming. Joining ‘Hitch’ is the ‘Voice of the Blues’ Chris Kerber. Sports Open Line Sports Open Line Chris...
View ArticleSurvey: High School Football Caused 850 Concussions in 2011
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A new survey shows that Missouri students reported more than 850 suspected concussions during the 2011 fall semester. The Missouri State High School Activities Association has...
View ArticleFormer Rams QB Mark Rypien Sues NFL
Forty-nine-year-old joins multi-plaintiff lawsuit over concussions suffered during career.
View ArticleCharlie Brennan: A-B Boycott, Wild Horses, Head Injuries & Mary Poppins
Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nick Kristof targeted Anheuser-Busch InBev in his column over the weekend calling for a boycott of the brewery and especially of Budweiser. Kristof...
View ArticleEx-Ram Jacob Bell Retires
CINCINNATI, Ohio (KMOX) – Jacob Bell has lost the desire to play professional football. NFL.com reports the Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman is telling people he’s leaving the game over fears of...
View ArticleEddie Kennison Sues NFL Over Concussions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Former St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Eddie Kennison has joined a group of NFL players now living in Louisiana who are suing the league over concussions. A...
View ArticleNFL Concussions-A Missouri Link
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A Missouri man is tracking the concussion lawsuits filed against the National Football League by retired players. Fort Leonard Wood native Paul Anderson built a website where...
View ArticleMissouri Group Releases Yearlong Survey On High School Sports Concussions
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Missouri State High School Activities Association is out with a yearlong survey of suspected concussions in sports and related events and the agency’s associate executive...
View ArticleChris Pronger Breaks Silence
Former Blues defenseman isn't ready to retire, although concussion doctor advised him to hang up his skates.
View ArticleDoctors: Young Athlete Continue to Play Through Concussions
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) — A local sports medicine specialist says young athletes continue to play through concussion symptoms and that could be extremely dangerous. In a survey of high school athletes,...
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