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NFL Brain Collector Documents Football Violence in Slices of Gray Matter Five years of hell ended in a hard death. Those are the widow’s words.

Mark O'Meara Wouldn't Be Surprised If Tiger Woods Plays on Tavistock Team A longtime friend of Tiger Woods said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the self-exiled golfer returns to the sport at this month’s Tavistock Cup matches.

New York Mets Shortstop Jose Reyes Is Diagnosed With Overactive Thyroid New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has an overactive thyroid and will miss spring training until additional tests are completed.

Mike Dunleavy Leaves Clippers GM Post a Month After Stepping Down as Coach Mike Dunleavy left his job as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers a month after he stepped down as coach of the National Basketball Association team.

Connecticut Women Claim 16th Big East Basketball Title With 72nd Win The top-ranked University of Connecticut women won a 16th Big East women’s basketball tournament championship with a 60-32 victory over ninth-ranked West Virginia.

Real Madrid's Ticket Flop Follows $300 Million Spending on Ronaldo, Kaka Real Madrid said building its team by spending a record $300 million on players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka was like making a blockbuster movie. So far, it hasn’t been a hit for the world’s richest club.

Man Wearing Mask Might Save an Unloved Sport: Commentary by Scott Soshnick Here’s a question you’ve probably heard before: What, if anything, can make Americans care about hockey more than once every four years?

MIT Lacrosse Player Trades Stick for Microscope in Coronary Stent Research Like many college students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology lacrosse player Will Gibson has a part-time campus job. His is different: researching why some coronary stents cause blood clots.