Related Articles, etc.

A Safer NFL?: New Fair Catch Rule (WSJ):

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/nfl-kickoff-return-rule-fair-catch-aaa08117?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

Study: Sports Concussions & Children (King):

 https://www.king5.com/article/sports/nfl/concussion-study-pacific-northwest-athletes/281-158fcdea-b2ef-4165-9ff0-3fc25bed57e5 

Fletcher's collision & brain surgery (TA):

https://theathletic.com/4416216/2023/04/17/alex-fletcher-brain-surgery/

Women, sports, and concussion research? (CBS):

 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/concussion-research-focuses-primarily-on-male-athletes-possibly-hurting-women/ 

Preventing head injuries in construction (CNR):

 https://stlouiscnr.com/construction-industry-aligns-to-fight-brain-injuries-and-fatalities/  

Irv Cross & CTE (AP):

https://apnews.com/article/nfl-concussions-irv-cross-cte-cbs-0feacbc5ca0c6ed79ae461181e316093

NZ Rugby & CTE (1News):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDGjAZdnSM

Women / Sports / Concussions & Suicide (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/sport/head-injury-suicide-female-athletes-intl-spt-cmd/index.html

Construction's dangers...including TBIs (DODGE):

 https://www.constructforstl.org/dodge-interviews-mo-afl-cios-dr-john-gaal-on-the-state-of-worker-wellness/ 

coNFLicts of interest (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/sports/football/nfl-disability-benefits-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSlUbCibORd89sgbBi__I3LY1gnu5KiaRDDpD1O0fAoyB51aIb6dlatUywy_eQNZeK6IuWLpy0upbdQRLejWfn6Glyt4DMjln7sW6RH831JbAGuhp-zPjNjPibbsjyrP64kPebH3gD6LfzXxxJQoxp8YxIQup2WcahfuQSp4D0dl52fwnA5FxVG1AMHHM56-0fk04bNaWbRjc6B00WPVaWlzQmN2f7LEDcGZCGA6MDSM_sStntoQqaJ5AN73_LhUhZMP-nb4Vb2RuJ4-tDJUyLJPG193zcYxtAfVlWrjH0BSSbw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

Forgotten history: Head injuries in sports (NY Mag):

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/the-forgotten-history-of-head-injuries-in-sports?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_021223&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=61c6384c5481af3c3511cc7d&cndid=67837080&hasha=d47e60958dbac8097c667302b9d44ee3&hashb=ae7ac0bbf5b45227d175f24960b77460e2b95beb&hashc=40389d409b334b40cec2accb0f98e75dfa3c4caee38a2a4e14b1723e405ab8d4&esrc=register-page

Kids , Concussions, & Sports (Dr Phil):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyt3NjUew7Q

Another study...A deadly obsession (USAT):

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/02/07/cte-92-percent-former-nfl-players-analyzed-boston-university-study/11205866002/ 

Youth Soccer: How adults ruin it for kids (TA):

https://theathletic.com/4142341/2023/02/03/matthew-langton-parents-suicide-football/

Recovery Friendly Workplaces (STLPR):

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-01-20/recovery-friendly-workplaces-are-breaking-the-stigma-of-drug-rehabilitation

Of sport & injury (WSJ):

https://www.wsj.com/articles/severity-not-frequency-sets-football-injuries-apart-11673581887

Damar / NFL / Risks...from heart to head (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opinion/football-health-injury-concussion.html?searchResultPosition=2

Tua: Another concussion? (NFL):

 https://www.nfl.com/_amp/dolphins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-back-in-concussion-protocol-status-uncertain-vs-patri 

Women & Rugby (UK Times):

 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rugby-club-says-women-must-sign-legal-waiver-for-concussion-bsdl6x2qb 

Concussions & Q Collar (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/sports/concussion-q-collar.html?searchResultPosition=1

CTE Warrior: Life after NFL (Ch3000):

 https://www.channel3000.com/former-badger-returns-home-with-a-mission/ 

Another sport, another country, another death! (WO):

 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/siobhan-cattigan-death-family-scotland-24633367 

California college cancels football & lacrosse (ABC):

 https://abc7.com/whittier-college-athletics-department-football-lacrosse/12480330/ 

Testing for CTE in Living? (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/sports/football/cte-test-concussions-alzheimers.html

Why NFL doctors continue to deny the facts? (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/sports/football/cte-brain-trauma-concussions.html

Rethinking concussions' impact: Scandal on a world stage (TJN):

 https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/2022/10/28/tua-tagovailoa-and-concussions-time-to-rethink-tackle-football/69599628007/ 

What about girls/women? (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/27/1131641812/concussion-protocols-women-men

AT LAST: CTE & Collision Sports = Causation (TG):

 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/24/us-health-body-rules-collision-sports-cause-cte-in-landmark-change 

Another mother loses her son to CTE (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/24/sports/football/nfl-osborne-girardi-real-housewives.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

The NFL churn & burn: Players are treated like used equipment (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1127959568/outcry-over-injuries-to-miami-dolphins-quarterback-leads-to-new-concussion-proto

Baby steps at best: Is the NFLPA protecting its players? (CNN):

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/football/nfl-concussion-protocol-change-spt/index.html 

ONCE AGAIN, the NFL fumbles...at Tua's expense (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/01/1126419410/how-the-dolphins-handled-tagovailoas-injuries-raises-questions-about-player-safe

Did the new NFL helmets reduce concussions this summer? (ESPN):

 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34591467/concussions-players-wore-guardian-caps-summer-dropped-more-50-nfl-says?platform=amp 

New helmets for the NFL? (NBC):

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/nfl-testing-safer-helmets-147721285566

Eye test for concussions? (CBS):

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/minnesota-neurosurgeon-invents-game-changing-concussion-test/#x

NFL Race-norming revisited (CBS):

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/more-black-nfl-retirees-win-dementia-cases-in-rescored-tests/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

CTE: The price of greatness? (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/07/sports/ncaafootball/alabama-football-cte.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkQFUbBCbORd89sgbBg_PGybI7gWP0JSyRDj9Gxu4cBoHF9UDKeaBqY9921CiWAt9dNbtlDNpD8thiBW0_AQ-5vsnD350fPyQ-rY_0VTNsgMzGUb19_zLhZSzkJu0ngezitBnDPWHgXqGP1SVxLFxlsoIlIQ_xoQEAzqvCEeNz09lsj7x2Vt0hG2B2NGTdtOLoCh5-JNyMchjZjwE2UOpbUjrT9sWOv_NCKE4BTAKbEw4spDo0-9heO9gIPafgLBZGeMH2grwZCWcAP56ysF7ZlXi72ps5ON21xkWR&referringSource=articleShare

May Brock Rest in Peace:

 https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/25487024/brock-sexauer/st-charles/missouri/hutchens-funeral-homes 

Kids / Elite Sports / Mental Health (EH):

https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/under-pressure-are-sports-too-intense-for-young-people/?slot=0&xid=nl_EHNLemohealth_2022-07-22_28466181&utm_source=Newsletters&nl_key=nl_mentalhealth_mooddisorders&utm_content=2022-07-22&utm_campaign=Mental_Health_and_Mood_Disorders&utm_term=creativeA&zdee=gAAAAABikG1kcRpju65OYCK7OOXNGPqsAHzj0TznqvuKxOMShKA7dc68seNhy4nsFj67Pyu5gaL7tn3lBuD6s0q5FP0XC2_KARLiqozFs-l0-aoEHEH7qiI%3D

Briana: A national soccer treasure speaks up (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/13/1111388351/u-s-soccer-legend-briana-scurry-on-the-new-documentary-about-her-life-the-only

Another NFL/CTE-related death (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/sports/football/demaryius-thomas-cte-nfl.html?referringSource=articleShare

Pro soccer's chance to step up (ESPN):

 https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4691981/first-cte-case-in-major-league-soccer-found-in-deceased-former-player-scott-vermillion

Magic mushrooms & CTE (RS):

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/psychedelics-brain-injury-sports-riley-cote-1367947/amp/

CTE / Brain healing (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/sports/football/nfl-concussion-cte-research.html?searchResultPosition=2

Military / Suicides / CTE (NPR):

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2022-06-15/military-suicides-are-up-and-plans-to-reduce-them-are-getting-mixed-views

Katie's save (CHE):

https://www.chronicle.com/article/would-a-designated-advocate-help-students-in-crisis

8 major CTE findings (CLF):

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/8-major-findings-from-bu-cte-researchers-last-year/ 

Courage & Understanding (G&F):

https://grownandflown.com/mental-health-d1-athlete/

Another NFLer lost to CTE (MNews):

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/22/family-of-late-49er-greg-clark-shares-story-of-his-battle-with-cte/amp/ 

Notre Dame football and RHI (BG):

  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/20/sports/study-former-college-football-players-finds-increased-risk-brain-disorders/ 

Concussions & Hearing (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/19/1093477445/encore-concussions-dont-necessarily-hurt-your-ears-but-they-can-hurt-your-hearin

Lack of transparency: Plagiarism down under (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/sports/football/paul-mccrory-plagiarism-concussions.html

Shattered dreams: Sledhead (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/sports/olympics/bobsled-travis-bell-joe-sisson.html?referringSource=articleShare

Women's college soccer star dies by suicide (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/us/katie-meyer-stanford-soccer-death-cause/index.html

What matters?: Repetitive head impacts...not will power (SI):

https://www.si.com/college/2022/02/24/colt-brennan-had-cte-family-learns-hawaii-quarterback

New program to help retired/injured NFL players (ABC):

https://abc7.com/health/new-program-helps-retired-nfl-players-struggling-with-brain-injuries-/11547365/

Impermanence (CFMA):

 https://cfma.org/articles/impermanence 

Canadian researchers discover concussion test? (TS):
https://www.thestar.com/sports/2022/01/21/canadian-scientists-may-be-on-the-verge-of-a-reliable-test-for-concussions.html

Early age Dementia (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/well/mind/dementia-alzheimers-younger-adults.html?referringSource=articleShare

AB & CTE (NYMag):

 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2022/01/antonio-brown-and-the-specter-of-cte.html 

Supercharge your brain (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1069837704/why-you-want-to-supercharge-your-brain

Walking back to the wrong huddle: Sound familiar? (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/19/1065676452/non-pro-athletes-may-also-be-at-increased-risk-for-cte-neuroscientist-says

Mexican cartels, DEA, fake pills...and head injuries (WSJ):

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/fentanyl-invades-more-illicit-pills-with-deadly-consequences-11639650605?st=fp6vq01vwuvtuiz&reflink=article_gmail_share 

Not the end he wanted (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/sports/football/vincent-jackson-death-cte.html?smid=em-share 

CTE found in ex-NFL player who shot 6 (KTLA):

 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/autopsy-reveals-severe-brain-trauma-in-ex-nfl-player-who-shot-6-in-south-carolina/ 

Testing for TBIs (WSJ):

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-protect-your-brain-from-injury-abbott-test-concussion-football-nfl-11637703934?st=gex8u45iojs3zda&reflink=article_gmail_share

2. CTE & Snake Oil (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/23/1058624003/people-who-think-they-have-cte-are-seeking-treatment-at-a-controversial-brain-cl

1. CTE & Snake Oil (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1057939213/cte-may-not-only-ail-pro-athletes-these-everyday-people-fear-they-have-the-condi

Causes & consequences of TBIs (IFEBP):

https://www.constructforstl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Nov21-Gaal-Beyer.pdf

Relief delayed, justice denied (MJS):

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/milwaukee-journal-sentinel/20211031/281487869568666

Stigma & Access (TST):

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/how-stigma-prevents-people-from-accessing-mental-health-care-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/

Protecting God's Children? (NYT):
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/sports/catholic-church-football-concussions.html?referringSource=articleShare

A Dark Room (Password: hockeybrain1)

 https://vimeo.com/198384879 

"Invisible" injuries (IT):

https://industrytoday.com/healing-invisible-injuries-in-the-construction-industry/

Zach's story (Sports 360):

https://sports360az.com/2021/08/zach-hoffpauir-the-real-story-documentary/

Brett Favre on youth tackle football (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028547803/brett-favre-kids-football-14-cte

https://youtu.be/LCeEP8QPV_I

Anything but "professional" (WSJ):

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/olympic-skateboard-helmet-headache-11628060689?st=5pypfjd8aox21gh&reflink=article_gmail_share 

The courage to say NO (WSJ):

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/simone-biles-tokyo-olympics-11627469249?st=o9cs4g7gz3wkf2v&reflink=article_gmail_share 

1000 Reasons for Hope (CLF):

https://concussionfoundation.org/sites/default/files/1000-reasons-for-hope/index.html

NFL, CTE, and Race Norming (WNYC):

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/after-practice-race-norming-exposed-black-former-players-remain-skeptical-nfl

Vets and the Brain Bank (Policy Vets):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e008-dr-chris-nowinski-talks-about-the-brain-bank/id1560985214?i=1000522611979

Soft helmets (NBC):

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/29/vikings-introduce-soft-helmets-for-some-ota-sessions/amp/

Heartbreaking...Who's next (CNN):

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/04/09/us/south-carolina-mass-shooting-phillip-adams-brain/index.html 

MLS Concussion Substitute Pilot (MSL):

 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-to-implement-concussion-substitutes-as-part-of-fifa-pilot-program 

New soccer protocol (NWSL):

https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nwsl-soccer-partners-introduce-new-concussion-protocol

The spit test (The Scientist):

 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/simple-spit-test-could-diagnose-concussions-68591 

The Game is About to Change! (The Nation):

 https://portside.org/2021-03-19/will-nfl-survive-new-science-brain-damage 

One less Miracle (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/sports/hockey-pavelich-usa-miracle.html?referringSource=articleShare 

SOS...Saving Our Sons (60 Minutes Australia):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2FJZ3GTxc&t=29s

Practicing may pose more harm than games (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/sports/concussions-college-football-practice.html?searchResultPosition=1 

Mahomes & NFL Concussion Protocol (ESPN):

 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30736432/patrick-mahomes-nfl-concussion-protocol-needs-happen-chiefs-star-play-bills?platform=amp 

The Beautiful Brain (SC Podcast):

 https://soundcloud.com/walker_b/sets/the-beautiful-brain/s-PvMlb) 

Psychedelics in Sports (Real Sports):

 https://youtu.be/rLC7e1V9UQ4 

One step forward and 10 steps back (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/sports/olympics/skeleton-concussion-bobsled-head-injuries.html?referringSource=articleShare

11 years later...This is still OFFENSIVE (NYT):

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/19/offensive-play

COVID changes soccer's rules...might this move result in less concussions? (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/sports/soccer/coronavirus-soccer-rules-changes.html?referringSource=articleShare 

The Zac Easter story...all too familiar (SI/GQ):

 https://www.si.com/.amp/nfl/2020/09/02/zac-easter-suicide-five-years-later-daily-cover 

 https://www.gq.com/story/zac-easter-cte-documentary/amp 

US Olympic Sledders Struggle (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/sports/olympics/concussion-skeleton-sledding-brain-damage.html?referringSource=articleShare 

The Weight of Gold (HBO/NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/sports/olympics/michael-phelps-documentary-weight-of-gold.html?smid=em-share 

It was only a matter of time... (Fox News):

 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/asu-ncaa-sued-over-death-of-linebacker-found-to-have-cte 

Fewer youth football players = Fewer ER visits (CNN):

 https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/health/football-decline-kids-head-injuries-wellness/index.html 

Blood testing & Concussions (News 360):

  https://www.drugs.com/news/blood-test-may-reveal-concussion-severity-accuracy-spinal-tap-91380.html 

Loss of another great athlete...way too early (Yahoo):

 https://sports.yahoo.com/family-of-former-stanford-player-zach-hoffpauir-is-donating-his-brain-for-concussion-research-200109919.html 

CTE confronted down-under (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/sports/australian-rules-football-cte.html 

...the handmaiden of CTE (NYT):
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/sports/ncaafootball/football-cte-wabash-college.html  

All too familiar story...(MSN):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/a-lifetime-of-football-blows-ended-in-tragedy-for-former-star-quarterback-jevan-snead/ar-BBZxUka?ocid=sl2 

Good & Bad News from CDC (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/us-life-expectancy.html 

Brave & Sensible (PI):

  https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/philadelphlia-eagles-carson-wentz-jadeveon-clowney-nfc-playoffs-concussions-20200107.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Project Enlist (American Legion):

  https://www.legion.org/magazine/247895/mysteries-mind-part-1-wanted-your-brain

Progress Down Under (NZH):

 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12291265 

Helmets and concussions in football: No Holy Grail (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/sports/concussions-football-helmet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 

Cutting edge TBI research in MO (NPR):

 http://www.tinyurl.com/w3aw3lh 

Youth Football: A way out? (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/sports/youth-tackle-football-marshall-texas.html 

High School Concussions (The Kirkwood Call):

 https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/features/2019/11/06/the-brain-issue-long-term-impact/?fbclid=IwAR0VOGnLnx6sIljwGFkfzuVza1H60K9hj0OQgUVtz7waALXPDcAMZXCuC0M 

Is Football Falling Out of Favor? (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/08/sports/falling-football-participation-in-america.html 

Helmets for Flag Football? (CBS):

 https://www.kmov.com/news/helmets-in-play-when-it-comes-to-flag-football-safety/article_02227cee-fcce-11e9-b16f-cf557f7349dd.html?fbclid=IwAR158_Rrji1QteBOg06hIrmwg_AyZPYkseGC1uwwE0V5TOt6c6NaU-RbHuQ 

A doctor, his dementia, and football (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/sports/football/tackle-football-cte.html 

High school sports and concussions (CNN):

 https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/health/concussion-high-school-sports-study/index.html 

Dangers of youth tackle football (KMOV):

 https://www.kmov.com/news/group-compares-risks-of-kids-playing-tackle-football-to-smoking/article_6bb9743c-ebd0-11e9-8fb7-1b32d88bc42e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR0UbOWuTGsTSlQYuTm1as7tefgRL1Hi4dD2f5kiv8oQCM27Z01lWsw_hug 

Pseudo-science and concussions (Wired):

 https://www.wired.com/story/footballs-concussion-crisis-is-awash-with-pseudoscience/ 

Concussions force Pittsburgh high school to forfeit game (WPXI):

 https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/player-concussions-force-local-hs-football-team-to-forfeit-game/988302999 

NHL's Bettman should be ashamed of himself (TSN):

 https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-hall-of-famer-stan-mikita-suffered-from-cte-researcher-says-1.1365391?fbclid=IwAR3UJPHRFV3qjTkxAui_8yg_0uUvA2mHA8xXWzr-6AfSjAnMMw6zyEl3qbc 

WA law allows AT to pull players off field (TS-R):

 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/sep/04/law-that-gives-trainers-authority-to-pull-players-/ 

Is Football here to stay? (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/opinion/sunday/nfl-football.html?searchResultPosition=1 

Girls/Women Soccer & Concussions (NPR):

 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/757935739/womens-soccer-stars-concerned-about-trauma-from-repetitive-head-impact 

New study reveals cognitive problems exist w/ former NFL players (BG):

 https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/30/nfl-players-six-times-more-likely-than-general-public-report-cognitive-problems-study-finds/6BKMul9OC019g9eAudBQTP/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter 

Football may take toll on brain, even w/o a concussion (NYT):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/well/move/football-may-take-a-toll-on-the-brain-even-without-concussions.html 

A call to action; PLEASE do your part! (CLF):

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rz9tYYDAls&feature=youtu.be 

A nod to Nick (NPR...2:57 min mark):

 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/03/747833501/saturday-sports-yankees-and-red-sox-concussions-in-football 

CA Gov signs youth football law (AP):

 https://ktla.com/2019/07/31/gov-newsom-signs-law-limiting-tackling-at-youth-football-practice/ 

Brandi & Michelle step up!!! (CBS): 

https://news.yahoo.com/brandi-chastain-michelle-akers-launch-114834851.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=ma 

Taylor steps up!!!  (ESPN):

 http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-soccer-leagues/0/blog/post/3847375/has-the-usl-found-the-way-forward-in-soccers-concussion-problem 

Girls lacrosse headgear...Why? (NPR):

 https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510052/only-a-game 

Sports sending our kids to the ER (KMOV):

 https://www.kmov.com/news/these-sports-are-most-likely-to-send-kids-to-er/article_6c799f26-1982-5555-b642-ba0be50a5048.html 

Bomb blasts, TBIs, and soldiers (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/09/701838177/researchers-study-blast-injuries-in-veterans?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190309&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare

"It can be a brutal sport" (USA Today):

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2019/03/04/football-ban-tackling-14-children/2936638002/

Concerns are REAL (STL Review):

 https://www.archstl.org/faithful-fan-concussion-concerns-are-real-3661 

Game change (HBO: Real Sports);

https://www.hbo.com/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel/all-episodes/january-2019

Lasting impact (Reveal/NPR):

https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/lasting-impact/

Bob Costas crosses the NBC/NFL line (ESPN):

http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/25914913/inside-story-how-legendary-nfl-broadcaster-bob-costas-ended-excised-football-nbc-espn

Todd Ewen had CTE (KSDK):

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/todd-ewens-widow-wants-nhl-to-admit-hockey-can-cause-brain-injuries/63-73f62137-20ac-41fd-8f80-f42cf9f4845e

NFL, CTE, and a Gunshot (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/sports/cte-football-hairston-super-bowl.html

A mother's fight against CTE (Yahoo):

https://www.yahoo.com/news/love-brain-one-mothers-fight-cte-awareness-140021395.html

An insurance crisis (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/21/687255649/an-insurance-crisis-is-quietly-growing-for-football-in-america

Tom Brady is irresponsible (NYT):

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/tom-brady-nfl-concussion.html

Cause for concern (ESPN):

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25776964/insurance-market-football-evaporating-causing-major-threat-nfl-pop-warner-colleges-espn

The NFL and Mental Health (NPR):

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/680129774/nfl-mental-health-therapist-on-depression-in-football?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190107&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare

No blow to the head is safe for children (CBN):

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/december/no-safe-blow-to-the-head-why-one-season-of-childhood-football-likely-means-irreversible-brain-damage

NHL' s Todd Ewen DID have CTE (TSN):

https://www.tsn.ca/bu-finds-former-nhl-player-ewen-had-cte-contradicting-earlier-findings-1.1218836

Changes observed in Middle School Brains (MedicineNet):

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=216955

Football affects youth brain development just after ONE season (CNN):

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/health/youth-football-brain-impact-study/index.html

New rules for children w/ concussions (KWMU):

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/new-rules-pediatricians-say-light-exercise-phone-use-ok-children-concussions

Can football survive w/o the violence? (WSJ):

www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-watch-football-without-all-the-violence-1542821702

NHL $19m concussion settlement (AP):

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/nhl-retired-players-reach-dollar19m-concussions-settlement/ar-BBPCGx1?ocid=se

Concussions>>>Suicide>>>Stigma (NPR):

www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/11/02/alex-blackwell

Why do some people get CTE?  (CNN):

www.cnn.com/2018/11/03/health/genetic-cte-severity-study/index.html

Brainwashed ~ 2 more CTE deniers?: (USA Today):

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/christinebrennan/2018/10/24/cte-football-merril-hoge-ignores-evidence-facts/1750125002/

Gladiator (Spotlight ~ Boston Globe):

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/gladiator/cte/

Dr. Ann McKee explains CTE (CLF):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKTpU2W7bfY

HS football player dies (CNN):

www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/health/georgia-high-school-football-player-dies/index.html

A player's descent into pain & paranoia (NYT):

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/27/sports/football/nfl-cte-daniel-teo-nesheim.html?smid=pl-share

Twellman's concussion pledge (SLP-D):

www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-twellman-pledges-to-help-change-thinking-on-concussions/article_ee3570e5-f170-5480-8591-6cf0bca8503a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

...bound by grief (ESPN):

www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24576392/as-family-tyler-hilinski-grieves-espn-writer-shares-sorrow

Friday Night Lights Out (Harvard Education Review):

http://hepgjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.17763/1943-5045-88.2.141

As evidence of brain damage mounts ... (NPR):

www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2018/08/24/college-football-future-ncaa

Recent advances (NBC-KSDK):

www.ksdk.com/article/news/nation-world/researchers-close-in-on-cte-diagnosis-in-living-one-brain-at-a-time/507-587243317

HS numbers dropping (NBC News):

www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/friday-night-lights-start-dim-high-school-football-n902886

NFL's Violence vs Safety (WSJ):

www.wsj.com/articles/the-nfls-new-safety-rule-has-resulted-in-an-existential-crisis-1533571789?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1

Dangers of heading in Women's Soccer (ABC News):

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/soccer-heading-lead-greater-brain-injury-women-men/story?id=56913096

Lewy Body Pathology & CTE associated w/ Contact Sports (JN&EN)

https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article-abstract/77/9/757/5059623?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Lewy Body Disease (USA Today):

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/07/25/study-brain-disorder-lewy-body-disease-linked-football-cte-nfl/834963002/

The Fight to Save My Brain:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4BySsH6FgQ

Everything's not OK (NHL):

www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/nick-boynton-everythings-not-ok 

Queensland Brain Institute (AFL):

https://qbi.uq.edu.au/concussion

Malcolm Glidewell:

http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/22-burden-of-proof

Ryan's story (Full Measure):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZruqCyrnM

CBS News (Annals of Neurology):

www.cbsnews.com/news/cte-symptoms-youth-football-before-age-12/

CDC on CTE:

www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pdf/CDC-CTE-FactSheet-508.pdf

60 Minutes:

www.cbsnews.com/news/ect-is-shock-therapy-making-a-comeback/

www.cbsnews.com/news/combat-veterans-coming-home-with-cte/

www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-mancini-brain-how-ieds-may-be-physically-causing-ptsd/

HBO (Real Sports: NHL's Denial):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PKQ7AcFGEE

NYT:

www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/sports/football/watch-nfl-dilemma.html

www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/opinion/sunday/nfl-cte-brain-damage.html

BRAIN:

academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awx350/4815697 

CLF:  

concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/subconcussive-impacts

concussionfoundation.org/PCS-resources

CNN:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBLYs-pDaQY 

PBS: Frontline--

www.pbs.org/video/frontline-league-denial-nfls-concussion-crisis/

GQ:

www.gq.com/story/nfl-players-brain-dementia-study-memory-concussions

The Atlantic:

www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/how-students-brains-are-in-danger-on-the-field/536604/

St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-as-friday-night-lights-return-father-honors-memory-of/article_9e422923-056e-5aed-a539-32ebe6c96dad.htm