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Only 9 NBA Players Got Concussions This Year

Paul George kept playing after colliding with Dwyane Wade late in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. But after the game, George said he briefly lost consciousness, a possible sign of a concussion. Here’s the collision (which came in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 87-83 win over Indiana): If George did suffer a concussion, it would be just […]

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Where Cheerleading Ranks in Safety Among High School Sports

Think of a dangerous high school sport, and football is probably the first that comes to mind. You might not think of those students in uniform on the sidelines, cheering for the players. And yet cheerleading isn’t as safe as you might think, which was one of the reasons New York State — following 34 […]

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Where Cheerleading Ranks in Safety Among High School Sports

Think of a dangerous high school sport, and football is probably the first that comes to mind. You might not think of those students in uniform on the sidelines, cheering for the players. And yet cheerleading isn’t as safe as you might think, which was one of the reasons New York State — following 34 […]

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Fewer Kids Are Playing Football, But Mark Cuban Might Be Wrong About Why

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban predicted Sunday that oversaturation will destroy the NFL, citing the league’s play on nontraditional football nights. Cuban expanded his doomsaying in a lengthy Facebook post Monday. Tops on his list of reasons why the NFL will implode within a decade was a forecasted decline in youth football participation, specifically due to concerns […]

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Fewer Kids Are Playing Football, But Mark Cuban Might Be Wrong About Why

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban predicted Sunday that oversaturation will destroy the NFL, citing the league’s play on nontraditional football nights. Cuban expanded his doomsaying in a lengthy Facebook post Monday. Tops on his list of reasons why the NFL will implode within a decade was a forecasted decline in youth football participation, specifically due to concerns […]

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