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The league announced seven new rules for kickoffs for the upcoming 2018 season.
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The league announced seven new rules for kickoffs for the upcoming 2018 season.
As exciting as some of the new technology is, it isn't a full solution to the problem facing the sport.
Did the NFL omit 100+ concussions from the study it relied upon to show no direct link between football and brain damage?
For now, many athletes take baseline tests to determine whether they've received a concussion later. It requires some guesswork.
While head trauma in football comes as no surprise, the conversation intensified after the recent film, "Concussion," which brought to light that some former players suffered from the asymptomatic brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE.
The governing body ruled on Monday that players 10 years old and younger can no longer head the ball after a lawsuit related to concussions.
It's game night, but all eyes aren't only on the players in the field. Certified athletic trainers are in the spotlight, too.
Jim Carter with Baseline Administrators says the test is like having insurance, and a preparatory measure testing an athlete's reaction time, memory and speed.
Seven Modesto high school teams may add concussion sensor helmets for their football players to wear to keep them safe.
The sudden retirement of a San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker is sending shockwaves from National Football League through the youth leagues.
There are many who try, but few who reach such prominence in sports. Terry Tautolo is one of them.
To many-a-fan's dismay, some players were noticeably 'out of it' and even collapsed after sustaining a head injury during play. While getting injured is something that can happen in any sport, certain protocols need to be followed to ensure player safety.
A bill that limits full-contact practices for high school football teams is heading to the governor's desk.
Members of the UC Davis women's water polo team have plenty of war stories. With balls flying at 35 mph, some of those stories involve concussions.
It's the biggest show on Friday night. The dazzling plays, the screaming fans and the big hits. But With those hits come the injuries, and some of the most serious are concussions.
Speculation on Monday continued as to what caused an NFL player to snap, reportedly killing his girlfriend before taking his own life over the weekend.
Local high schools are teaming up with area hospitals to protect young athletes from the dangers of concussions. CBS13's Steve Large looks deeper into how the program works.
Terry Tautolo was once a fearsome linebacker in the NFL. Then he was out of the game and homeless.
According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snowpack for this season has passed the 700 inches benchmark.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
In a decision released Tuesday, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled to reinstate the original convictions and sentence for Adnan Syed.
A major crash has traffic backing up on westbound Highway 50 into Sacramento late Wednesday morning.
Home values in Seattle fell 7.5% last month but rose 8.3% in Buffalo, New York, a new report shows.
According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snowpack for this season has passed the 700 inches benchmark.
A Vatican spokesman said the pope does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.
In a decision released Tuesday, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled to reinstate the original convictions and sentence for Adnan Syed.
A major crash has traffic backing up on westbound Highway 50 into Sacramento late Wednesday morning.
Home values in Seattle fell 7.5% last month but rose 8.3% in Buffalo, New York, a new report shows.
It's win and in again for the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, but they could also secure a playoff spot with some help.
Sacramento Republic FC owner Kevin Nagle is set to buy an English Football League team.
An iconic recording artist has added a Sacramento stop to her global tour.
Kings fever is in full force all across Sacramento, but the chance that they may make the NBA playoffs is creating complications at Sacramento State University.
A frost advisory Friday night through Sunday morning has Valley farmers and growers keeping a close eye on both crops and plants.
According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snowpack for this season has passed the 700 inches benchmark.
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.
California lawmakers on Monday approved the nation's first penalty for price gouging at the pump, voting to give regulators the power to punish oil companies for profiting from the type of gas price spikes that plagued the nation's most populous state last summer.
Another powerful Pacific storm system approaching California on Monday was expected to bring rain, wind and heavy mountain snow, forecasters said.
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide, but the pendulum has swung back and forth about its benefits and drawbacks.
It's win and in again for the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, but they could also secure a playoff spot with some help.
Sacramento Republic FC owner Kevin Nagle is set to buy an English Football League team.
For the first time, no team is seeded better than No. 4
Kevin Huerter scored a team-high 27 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 121-113 on Saturday night. Sacramento is now one win away from clinching a playoff spot and ending the longest postseason drought in NBA history.
Raider legend and Hall of Famer Tim Brown was coaching kids not just in football, but the game of life.
It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination.
The legislation from a bipartisan group of senators would require regulators to claw back all or part of the compensation bank executives got in the five years leading up to a bank's failure.
Twitter was reacting to a post mentioning the Nashville school shooting, transgender people and "vengeance."
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to know why no Starbucks stores have a union contract while nonunionized stores get raises and perks.
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced legislation that would classify xylazine as a Schedule III drug.
The decision means Narcan can be available at convenience and grocery stores, but its price isn't clear.
Long COVID has affected millions of people globally.
More than 80 percent of 911 calls are for medical aid, but "7 out of 10" patients taken to the ER don't actually need to be there. That's why a new project being launched in Elk Grove could be a game-changer, designed to break down the backlog while still saving lives.
The FDA announced Tuesday its initial strategy to boost and strengthen the management of the country's supply of infant formula.
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives introduced legislation that would classify xylazine as a Schedule III drug.
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
Research shows more than half of the energy we use at home comes from heating and air conditioning, but in the UK, engineers are busy building homes of the future inside a climate lab to help cut costs and save the environment.
Blockbuster Video could be making a comeback, as it has reportedly restored its website and reactivated its Twitter account.
In the face of senators' criticism, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel did not agree to lower the commercial cost of the company's Covid-19 vaccine in a hearing Wednesday on the vaccine's price.
California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies for price gouging at the pump, a first-in-the-country proposal aimed at stopping the kind of spikes last summer that caused some drivers pay up to $8 per gallon as the industry reaped super-sized profits.
Should parents have the right to know if their child is exposed to lead in school drinking water? Many health advocates and parents say yes, but loopholes in existing California law may leave parents in the dark and kids at risk.
Democratic lawmakers voted down the bill, citing inmate privacy concerns, but voiced bipartisan frustration with secrecy and a lack of transparency from CDCR.
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened on February 23 in the early morning.
A new audit finds evidence of possible fraud, including money mismanagement and illegal financial practices.
EXCLUSIVE: An updated Zero-Dollar Bail study out of the Yolo Co. DA's Office finds suspects who were released on $0 Bail were twice as likely to be rearrested for felonies and three times as likely to be rearrested for violent crimes compared to those who had to post bail.
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
After the storms knocked out the internet for a Wilton viewer and she couldn't get it restored, she knew it was time to call Kurtis.
A Manteca viewer asked us for help after, she says, the phone lines went down at her husband's nursing home in West Sacramento, and she wasn't able to reach him.
When the Internal Revenue Service came after a Sonora retiree who filed their taxes using the wrong form, he called on Kurtis Ming to investigate
"They shouldn't be doing a beta and using us."
Researchers at Stanford and the University of North Carolina made surprising new findings on how economics affects neighborhoods damaged by fires.
A local cat rescue group that stepped up to save hundreds of cats from the catastrophic Camp Fire was profiled in an award-winning documentary.
A $24 million settlement has been reached over the massive Dixie Fire with ten public entities agreeing to a deal with Pacific Gas and Electric to pay for some of the damage.
The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California's rural and unincorporated land is now in "high" or "very high" severity zones for wildfire danger, the state's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently announced.
California's office of the State Fire marshal released an updated fire hazard map showing which unincorporated parts of California are most at risk for fires and what future destruction could look like.
One Arizona great-grandmother celebrated her birthday by jumping out of a plane.
With sparkly dresses and sky-high heels, The Glass Slipper is a nonprofit that is stepping in as a fairy godmother before prom. They're making sure girls who were in - or are in - the foster care system have a chance to feel glamorous.
A local sheep in Vacaville is now a top ten finalist for the annual Cadbury Bunny commercial.
Driving students to eat better, a food truck is delivering hot breakfasts to Sacramento schools.
It's a dash to raise some cash. Runners brought their competitive spirit —and their appetites — for the 15th annual Donut Dash. It's four miles, four donuts and all for a good cause.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this week.
Our produce man Michael Marks has the best deals in seasonal fruits and veggies.
A major crash has traffic backing up on westbound Highway 50 into Sacramento late Wednesday morning.
According to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snowpack for this season has passed the 700 inches benchmark.
A former governor of California is leaving behind a new legacy, this time in the field of entomology.