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Congress Questions Youth Football League on Safety

After hearing from brain trauma researchers who said playing football at a young age is unsafe even for kids who don’t suffer obvious injuries, members of Congress this week asked the nation’s governing body for the sport’s amateurs to detail …

New York Set to Legalize Professional Mixed Martial Arts

New York’s Assembly voted 113-25 on March 22 to legalize mixed martial arts, clearing the way for fights late this year and expanding the combat sport into the last state to still prohibit it. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports …

Helmet Technology Could Signal Concussions During Games

When the Steelers and Patriots clash on Thursday night in football’s season opener, you’ll see 250-pound men slam into each other, head to head, at high speed. And get concussions? There’s no easy way to tell. That goes for young …