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Two local medical experts who watched "League of Denial" join The Daily Circuit to share their analysis.
Lynx blast Dream 88-63; 1 win from title
The Minnesota Lynx are one win away from their second league championship in three years. Game 3 of the series will be played Thursday in Georgia.
Lynx beat Dream in Game 2: The photo highlights
Seimone Augustus scored 20 points and Lindsay Whalen had 14 points and five assists to push the Lynx to the brink of the championship with an 88-63 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Why is your kid playing football?
Let’s face it. Football fans don’t much care that the constant hitting and brain-smashing action is killing the athletes of the National Football League — a fact that is overwhelmingly proven in Tuesday’s PBS Frontline series, “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis.” So you could probably scroll right past most of the two hours…
Many, if not all of the victims, have received checks from the university, the attorneys said over the past two days. The school has set aside some $60 million to pay claims, though several lawyers say the settlements prevent them from disclosing details, including the amounts their clients were paid.
NFL: Minneapolis is among finalists for 2018 Super Bowl
The National Football League has announced that it has a short list of three candidates to host Super Bowl LII and Minnesota’s new stadium is still among the candidates. Indianapolis and New Orleans are also in the running, according to NFL Media. The Vikings also confirmed Minneapolis was on the list. The NFL made the Read more →
With QBs Cassel and Freeman, where does Ponder fit with Vikings?
On a team conference call, Josh Freeman said he's glad to have time to ease in to his new surroundings, after signing with the Vikings on Monday.
Should kids be playing football?
“If 10 percent of mothers come to believe that football is dangerous — to the point of brain damage, effectively — that’s the end of football as we know it,” — pathologist Bennet Omalu. Mark Fainaru-Wada and his brother, Steve Fainaru, have written a new book called League of Denial, which was also turned into…
Vikings bid for Super Bowl in 2018
Minnesota could know by the end of the week if Minneapolis is in the running to host the Super Bowl in 2018. Vikings team president Mark Wilf made the case for bringing the NFL championship to Minnesota at the league’s fall meeting in Washington D.C. today. Team spokesman Lester Bagley said the Vikings and a Read more →