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Today’s NFL players grew up knowing about CTE: Here’s why they risk it to play
We asked over 30 NFL players about CTE concerns, and their answers ranged from fear to resignation.
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Would NFL players take a test that could diagnose CTE in the living?
Would players want to know if they have the disease? Some would and some wouldn't. Here's what they said.
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QB rankings for all 68 Power 4 teams
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Bottom 10: Time not on Michigan's side in this one
Around the league
NFL Week 4 buzz: QB panic meter and trade intel, plus what we're hearing on the 3-0 Raiders
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Rice powers Yankees with 2 HRs, 6 RBIs in Game 1
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MLB playoffs
Wild-card series Day 2: Previewing every Game 2
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Wild-card series Day 1: Takeaways, analysis from every game
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Caitlin Clark drops 27 points, 15 assists as Fever keep season alive
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A'ja Wilson addresses interaction with Fever fan
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WNBA playoffs
How the Mystics and Wings can stay alive in the first round
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Preseason games start Saturday
Our 30-team guide to NBA training camps: Biggest storylines, dates to monitor
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30 questions to kick off the NBA preseason: What we're watching for every team
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- Sources: Zeitler latest vet added by Packers to aid besieged O-line
- Avs close door on coaching questions, signing Bednar through 2030-31
- Schlittler, Rice author 'remarkable' night as Yankees roll in Game 1
- Clark helps keep Fever alive with 'pretty incredible' Game 2 display vs. Aces
- Padres keep momentum going, blow out Cubs in 'perfect' playoff opener
- Aces' Wilson T'd up for confronting fan, fumes over 'unacceptable' behavior
- Man City to appeal guilty verdicts in financial breaches case
- Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener
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2026 MLB playoffs: Our predictions for every round
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College Football Playoff 2026: Bubble Watch after Week 4
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J.J. McCarthy traded to Giants: Will he succeed in New York?
With Jaxson Dart out for the season, the Giants dealt a fifth-round pick to Minnesota for McCarthy. But does this move the needle for New York? Can it work?
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NBA preseason: Answering big questions for all 30 teams
From LeBron James' fit in Philadelphia to Kawhi Leonard's return to Toronto, we're answering the biggest preseason questions for all 30 teams.
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Ranking the top 25 WNBA players in the playoffs
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