Jim Kiick’s family donates brain for CTE analysis

The family of Jim Kiick, who recently died at the age of 73, will be donating his brain for CTE research. Via CBSSports.com, Kiick’s daughter Allie has announced that the decision on Friday. A professional tennis player, Allie Kiick said that the family knows that her father “would’ve wanted to play a part in finding [more]

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Emanuel Hall tore Achilles while working out

Washington receiver Emanuel Hall will miss the 2020 season after tearing his Achilles. Hall, who was injured while working out last month, posted the news on Instagram. “So for those that don’t know, about a month ago while running routes and getting ready for training camp, I tore my Achilles,” Hall wrote. “I have never [more]

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Former Bucs assistant coach/GM Phil Krueger dies at 90

Phil Krueger, who served on the first coaching staff in Buccaneers history and later was the team’s first General Manager, died at his home Monday, The Associated Press reports. Krueger was 90. Krueger spent five years on the Bucs coaching staff before joining the front office. He was hired as the team’s first General Manager [more]

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Barcelona's title hopes dim after draw at Celta Vigo

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Doug Williams: Dwayne Haskins has the best arm of any QB drafted the last two years

Washington Senior VP of Player Development Doug Williams knows something about the quarterback position, as a Super Bowl MVP winner himself, and he says his team has something special in second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Williams said on 106.7 The Fan that Haskins has a better arm than any other quarterback in either this year’s draft [more]

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American sports return, and all players kneeled during the anthem

As the NBA, the NHL, and MLB grind toward an eventual return, the National Women’s Soccer League became the first American sports league to take to the field during the pandemic. On Saturday, the 22 players of the North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts and kneeled during the national anthem. [more]

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Texas Rangers’ situation highlights a problem NFL teams may face

No, we haven’t expanded our coverage beyond football. Yes, we have decided to look for storylines from other sports that potentially apply to football. Here’s the latest one we noticed, from the world of baseball. Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reported on Friday night that employees of the Texas Rangers “fear for their health and hope [more]

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