The NFL is partnering with Boston University brain researchers who have been critical of the league's stance on concussions, The Associated Press learned Sunday. ...more

December 21, 2009

Former NHL player Reggie Fleming, who died in July, had brain damage due to repeated head trauma, linking hockey for the first time to a condition usually found in boxers, the New York Times reported Friday. ...more

December 18, 2009

If Jeffrey Christian Crouch's name rings a bell, it's not surprising. ...more

December 12, 2009

Let's all raise a glass of Christmas eggnog for the imminent extinction of an NFL dinosaur. ...more

December 6, 2009

Debates rage throughout the course of every NHL season whenever hard hits occur. Panelists across Canada and the U.S. will dissect situations when a player gets hurt on the ice, they will look at every angle and decide whether the victim put themselves in a vulnerable position. They will argue whether a hit was clean or dirty, and most often they side with the player delivering the hit. ...more

November 9, 2009

When I found a headless squirrel in my driveway, I knew it was either the work of the scruffy stray cat that slinks across our yard or, considering the type of animal beheaded and the ritualistic display of the carcass, a hillbilly voodoo cult. ...more

March 15, 2009

Tom McHale died fighting the wrong opponent. The onetime Tampa Bay Buccaneer, local businessman and father of three died last May battling a drug addiction he thought was responsible for driving him insane. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tom McHale died fighting the wrong opponent. The one-time Tampa Bay Buccaneer, local businessman and father of three died in May battling a drug addiction he thought was responsible for driving him mad. ...more

January 27, 2009

Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston are back in Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son. A Bahamian parliament member and family friend says the couple left the island chain Monday night after receiving an urn with Jett Travolta's ashes. ...more

January 6, 2009

Polk County detectives charged a babysitter Friday night with aggravated manslaughter of a child. ...more

October 31, 2008