LONDON—A new study looking at the impact of concussion on a group of former Scottish international rugby players has found that they were 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than the general population. The figure is likely to send shock waves through the sport, which is already embroiled in a legal…
Research Shows Huge Spike in MND Risk Among Former International Players
Research Shows Huge Spike in Motor Neurone Disease Risk Among Former International Rugby Players
LONDON—A new study looking at the impact of concussion on a group of former Scottish international rugby players has found that they were 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than the general population. The figure is likely to send shock waves through the sport, which is already embroiled in a legal…
49ers Use Defense, Deebo Samuel to Beat Rams 24–9
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No.1 Alabama QB Bryce Young (Shoulder) Day-to-Day
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young might throw Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. As coach Nick Saban reiterated on Monday, that’s the nature of a day-to-day injury. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner exited Saturday’s game at Arkansas with 10:54 remaining in the second quarter when he was tackled out of bounds and landed on his shoulder. Young was…
NFL Superstar JJ Watt Reveals He Had to Have Heart Shocked Back Into Rhythm
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Tom Brady Gets Bucs Offense Going, Defense Struggles
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‘Outstanding’ Former Jets Linemen Marvin Powell and Jim Sweeney Dead
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Terry Bradshaw Says He’s Been Treated for 2 Kinds of Cancer
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Ekeler Scores 3 Touchdowns, Chargers Hold Off Texans 34–24
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Former NFL Player, Woman Killed Climbing Mountainside in Southern California
September 30, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A pair of climbers who died trying to scale a mountainside east of Idyllwild in Southern California have been identified as Huntington Beach residents, one of them a former Dallas Cowboys and San Diego State football player. Gavin Escobar, 31, and Chelsea Walsh, 33, died about 12:20 p.m. Sept. 28 near the Tahquitz Peak…
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