Thousands of former football players and their families reached a settlement with the National Football League on Thursday in a lawsuit that put concussions, and their impact on the brain, under the microscope. The deal calls for the NFL to pay $765 million to fund medical exams, concussion-related compensation, medical…
Rodriguez, 12 Other Players Suspended by MLB for Violating Antidoping Rules
Major League Baseball (MLB) suspended the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez and 12 other players on Monday for violating the league’s antidoping rules, according to The New York Times. Rodriguez said he will appeal his suspension, which is scheduled to begin Thursday, and runs for 211 games, through the 2014…
Former NFL players’ brains may show marker for cognitive issues
A marker for later cognitive problems may be starting to show up in the brain tissue of former National Football League players. According to a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, researchers found that cognitive problems and depression are more common among aging NFL players with a history of concussion. …