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For NFL Teams, This Is the Time of Year to Beware the Injury Bug

By Dave GoldbergAug 9th 2010 – 1:00PM

Willie Colon, the Steelers' left tackle, was lost for the season with a torn ACL in minicamp. The same thing happened to Domenik Hixon, the Giants' best return man and a valuable wide receiver. Then camp opened and the Ravens, with Ed Reed already hurting, lost starting cornerback Domonique Foxworth on the first day. Last...

Can Technology Finally Tackle Heat-Related Deaths?

By Terrance HarrisAug 14th 2009 – 3:00PM

Standing on top of a 22-story building in Puerto Rico seems like an odd place for an inspiration in American football, but that is where Jay Buckalew's idea for a ground-breaking technology was born.Working as a telecommunications engineer in what Buckalew now jokingly calls his former life, he became light-headed, dizzy...

Lives in Peril as Temperatures Rise

By Jim HenryAug 11th 2009 – 3:00PM

This is the first part of a four-part series examining heat-related deaths in high school and college football. Check back each day at 3PM for the next installment.Like any other collegiate football team, Western Carolina is in the process of preparing for the 2009 season. There are renewed expectations under second-year...

Background on Korey Stringer

Korey Damont Stringer (May 8, 1974 – August 1, 2001) was an American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons.

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