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New MLB Rule Cuts Home Plate Crashes, But Not Catcher Concussions

12:13pm November 09, 2014

by Doug Tribou

Major League Baseball is reviewing its controversial Rule 7.13, which bans most home plate collisions. Catchers actually face a bigger head-injury risk that the rule can't prevent.

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Rice Case Could Force Changes In NFL Discipline

12:33pm November 08, 2014

Baltimore Ravens' Ray Rice has made his appeal in court, and now a federal judge will decide whether to overturn his NFL suspension. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN.

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NFL Has Another Week Of Legal Turmoil

8:11pm November 07, 2014

Former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice testified at a hearing stemming from his indefinite suspension, and the criminal case against Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson ended in a plea deal.

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Go Big Green! Dartmouth is testing the VGo robot to help diagnose concussions when neurologists aren't at the game.

Sideline Robot Helps Trainers Spot Football Concussions

6:03pm November 06, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

It's common for some clinics in rural America to consult medical specialists by video for difficult cases. Dartmouth is testing a robot that connects trainers to a neurologist who is miles away.

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Americana: Hot Dogs, Apple Pie And Football?

7:02pm November 05, 2014

by Frank Deford

Commentator Frank Deford explains why he thinks football has a better claim on being America's national pastime than baseball.

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Marcus Lattimore retired from the NFL Wednesday, ending his hopes of returning from a knee injury to play for the San Francisco 49ers.

49ers Running Back Retires From NFL, Without Playing A Snap

6:47pm November 05, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Running back Marcus Lattimore, 23, retired from the NFL Wednesday. He says he chose a higher quality of life, citing a lingering knee injury. Lattimore reportedly has a $1.7 million insurance policy.

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2-Day Appeal Hearing To Consider Ray Rice's NFL Case

11:58am November 05, 2014

by Joel Rose

An independent arbiter in New York on Wednesday begins hearing Ray Rice's appeal of his lifetime ban from the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to testify, as are other key executives.

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Charlotte's College Of Faith Lacks A Campus But Not A Football Team

11:58am November 05, 2014

by Michael Tomsic

Normally, colleges create their football teams. But now we have the story of a football coach who created a college. It's an online school called College of Faith in Charlotte, N.C.

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Judge In Ray Rice Appeal Known For Being 'Down The Middle'

6:32pm November 04, 2014

by Joel Rose

A profile of Barbara Jones, the independent arbiter who will preside over Ray Rice's grievance hearing this week. The former running back for the Baltimore Ravens is appealing his indefinite ban from the NFL for striking his fiancée in an elevator.

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Harvard evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman has studied the evolution of running.

What Makes Kenya's Marathon Runners The World's Best?

5:57pm November 04, 2014

by Mary Brophy Marcus

Kenyan distance runners won both the men's and women's divisions of Sunday's New York City Marathon. A Harvard evolutionary biologist suggests some possible reasons why.