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I didn’t even know Brittany Spears played basketball, then I found out it was a different Brittany Spears. The one in question (not the singer/actor) was a free-agent in the Tulsa Shock training camp, and was cut from the team [...]
As live sports programming (like the NBA playoffs featuring LeBron James, above) becomes more coveted by advertisers, ESPN and other networks are bidding in the billions to secure broadcast rights. And those costs -- ESPN charges TV providers more than $5 per month per subscriber, making it by far the most expensive basic cable channel -- get passed to the consumer, whether they like sports or not. Some have called it a sports tax on their cable bill.
By Ken Reed
According to a Washington Post survey, more than one in three former NFL players said they experienced five or more concussions during their careers. Moreover, three out of four players who experienced at least three concussions while playing report experiencing continuing symptoms from those concussions today — in some cases, decades after [...]
For parents, all of the talk about concussions in youth sports and new guidelines can be scary and confusing. But, good parents also want their kids to be active and healthy so they let their children play, putting their trust into these new safety guidelines that they often don’t understand. The concussion guidelines released this [...]
Views From The Turnbuckle: Chris Benoit's Death And The Impact He Has On Wrestling
Heat illness deaths in football are completely preventable, but the burden of prevention doesn't just fall on coaches and athletic directors. What can young athletes and their parents do to avoid these tragedies?
