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Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular online fantasy football game, but details were not immediately available ...


Yahoo sues NFL Players Association over data (AP)

Yahoo sues NFL Players Association over data (Update)

Technology / Business

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has sued the NFL Players Association, claiming it shouldn't have to pay royalties to use players' statistics, photos and other data in its popular online fantasy football game because the ...


NFL players promoting improved physical education

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools.





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John Madden welcomes Favre, Vick to his video game (AP)

John Madden welcomes Favre, Vick to his video game

Technology / Software

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- It's been a busy week in professional football, with a couple of big, controversial stars - Brett Favre and Michael Vick - joining NFL rosters. No worries, though, for John Madden, because both men ...


Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressure

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite being larger in size and heavier in weight, an analysis of the cardiovascular disease risk factors of about 500 National Football League players finds that overall, they have a similar cardiovascular risk profile ...


Staying active may lower health risks for large, retired athletes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The larger body size of professional football players doesn't increase risk of cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis after they retire, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.


Despite size, NFL players not more likely to develop heart disease, even after retirement

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Former professional football players with large bodies don't appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group ...


Tech tools will keep you in the NFL game

Technology / Other

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Last Sunday was the first Sunday of the NFL season, and if you are a football fan, technology offers lots of ways to indulge your passion, especially if you cheer for a team in another city.


Retired national football league linemen have high incidence of sleep apnea

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep disordered breathing, also known as sleep apnea, is highly prevalent among retired National Football League (NFL) players, and particularly in linemen, according to Mayo Clinic research. This study, involving 167 players, ...


Member of NFL Hall of Fame diagnosed with degenerative brain disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffered from the degenerative brain disease ...


Review: `Madden NFL 10' is franchise's best yet (AP)

Review: `Madden NFL 10' is franchise's best yet

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Football fans have grown accustomed to spending their Sundays in front of gigantic high-def TVs, and they can't just drop their visual expectations when the game goes virtual.


Brain injured athletes may benefit from hypothermia research

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NFL players and other athletes who suffer serious or multiple concussions may benefit from ground-breaking research being conducted by scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. ...



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