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Lawsuit alleges hockey enforcer died after NHL doctors gave him painkillers
The family of a veteran National Hockey League player has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Chicago, alleging the league was responsible for his being supplied with excessive amounts of painkillers during six seasons as an "enforcer." The lawsuit, filed...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Cook County Government, Sports, New York Rangers, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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Family of 'enforcer' sues NHL for wrongful death
The family of the Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, claiming the league is responsible for the brain damage the player suffered during six seasons as an "enforcer" and for his addiction to painkillers....
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, New York Rangers, Ice Hockey
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American football industry is on its deathbed
With all that college beef on parade this week, the NFL draft is a wonder of sports marketing, a televised pageant for the multibillion-dollar American football industry. But there's something football fans should know: Football is dead in America....
Tags: NFL Draft, Sports, Football, Concussion, Suicide
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Former Bears lineman struggles in recovery from stroke
The silence in room 401 created peace and serenity. Former Bears guard Revie Sorey suffered a massive stroke on March 25, 2012, leaving the once eloquent and enthusiastic community leader barely able to utter a word. I visited my rehabbing friend...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Special Olympics, Stroke, National Football League, Walter Payton
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Dave Duerson e-book added to our virtual shelves
DigitalPlus members now can revisit the tragic story of a late football star who had helped the 1985 Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory. The Chicago Tribune’s latest e-book, “Duerson: Triumph, Trauma and Tragedy in the NFL,” tells the...
Tags: Sports, National Football League, Chicago Bears, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Football
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Sports, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Memorial Stadium
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Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Sports, Junior Seau, Football
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Brain issues in back of Fencik's mind
Gary Fencik plans to watch Sunday's Super Bowl on a big screen TV from the comfort of his own home. The former Bears safety, who played in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, also says he enjoys the comfort of not knowing whether he might be predisposed to...
Tags: Sports, Psychiatry, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Football, Symptoms
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Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions
Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days. "I'm scared to death," Harrison said in an interview with...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Sports, Junior Seau, Football, Bob Costas
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Junior Seau's family sues NFL
LOS ANGELES -- The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the NFL on Wednesday, saying that brain damage he suffered during his 20 years in the league led to his suicide. Seau's children and ex-wife,...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Sports, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Junior Seau, Football
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Junior Seau had brain disease at time of suicide, tests show
L.A. NOWAdvanced tests done at the National Institutes of Health on the brain of football star Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, showed he had signs of a degenerative brain disease, the Associated Press reported. The examination of Seau's brain...... -
Junior Seau had brain disease when he committed suicide
Retired NFL star Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide in May, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. ABC News/ESPN reported Thursday that Seau’s family was recently told of the findings,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Sports, Junior Seau, Football, National Institutes of Health
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