San Francisco 49ers Linebacker Retires At 24 Due To Concern Over Brain Trauma

Chris Borland, who had a standout rookie season, told ESPN he doesn’t think playing football is “worth the risk.”Chris Borland, a 24-year-old linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, has decided to retire from football after only one season over concerns about the effects of head trauma, ESPN reports. Al Bello / Getty Images From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I don't think it's worth the risk.I feel largely the same, as sharp as...

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New York High School Will No Longer Use "Redskins" As A Mascot

School board members on Monday announced that Lancaster High School will have a new nickname. Earlier this month, three local school districts boycotted the school over the term. Facebook: 253764374721708 On Monday night, school board members announced that Lancaster High School in New York will no longer use "Redskins" as a nickname and mascot. The school's new nickname has not yet been decided, but "Red Hawk" is rumored to be a favored replacement.When...

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NFL Player Ray McDonald Is Suing His Rape Accuser To "Clear His Name"

The former San Francisco 49er reportedly claims evidence recorded on his home surveillance system helps his case. Nfl Photos / NFL Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald plans to sue a woman who accused him of sexual assault, his attorney told the San Jose Mercury News .The 49ers terminated McDonald's contract when the San Jose Police Department announced they were investigating him for sexual assault.McDonald was previously accused...

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Here's The Domestic Violence Presentation For NFL Players And Coaches

The league published their “domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault webinar” on Friday.The NFL on Friday published its presentation on domestic violence and sexual assault that officials said was shown to everyone on league and team payrolls. NFL In Fall of 2014, nearly everyone in the NFL, including some family members, participated in broad-based domestic violence (DV), child abuse (CA), and sexual assault (SA) education. Mandatory for...

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This Dude Skated 700 Miles For Fun

Clay Shank is an American hero. Via Jenkem Magazine.Jenkem Magazine recently interviewed skateboarder and documentarian Clay Shank about his 700-mile skate trip from San Francisco to Tijuana. vimeo.com He survived mainly on peanut butter, bread, canned fish, and McDonald's. vimeo.com / Via Clay Shank And slept in a sleeping bag on a tarp on the ground for most of the trip. vimeo.com / Via Clay Shank But got to see some pretty dope shit along the...

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Aaron Hernandez's To-Do List: "Send Rounds," "Troll"

Jurors for the former New England Patriots player this week were shown a list found on his Blackberry.For the last two days, attorneys on both sides in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial have questioned Kyle Aspinwall, who works for Glock, in an attempt to identify an object seen on Hernandez's surveillance camera the night Odin Lloyd was killed. Steven Senne / Reuters Because the Glock .45 used to murder Odin Lloyd was never recovered, prosecutors...

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Little League Dissolves Jackie Robinson West District After Baseball Recruitment Scandal

Little League has elected to re-allocate the six Chicago teams in Illinois District 4 instead of finding new league leadership. The teams that will be affected are looking into severing their Little League affiliation.The fallout from Jackie Robinson West recruiting players from outside their designated boundaries continues a month after the team was stripped of their title as U.S. Little League World Series Champions. Pool / Getty Images In the...

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