Mansfield ISD introduces tackle wheels to Reduce Football Injuries
As football season approaches, Mansfield ISD is rolling out new equipment designed to help players hit hard without risking head injuries.
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As football season approaches, Mansfield ISD is rolling out new equipment designed to help players hit hard without risking head injuries.
Earlier this month, the senator from Kentucky tripped and fell while attending a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel.
A Plano student-athlete is stressing the importance of brain health and concussion awareness after suffering a head injury last year.
If you have a young athlete, you know the concern over concussions.
Children need primary health care not only when they are sick, but also to prevent them from getting sick.
While one in three Texas schools agreed to report their concussions to the project, far fewer have actually done it. Only 6 percent of schools are currently reporting their injuries.
During the 2017-18 school year, at least 3,527 North Texas high school and middle school students suffered a concussion, according to a CBS 11 I-Team survey of 46 North Texas school districts.
The NHL and attorneys for retired players announced a tentative settlement Monday in the biggest lawsuit brought against the league over concussions and other head injuries.
The league announced seven new rules for kickoffs for the upcoming 2018 season.
The Cerebrum Center has treated retired NFL players, and even current players for brain injuries.
As exciting as some of the new technology is, it isn't a full solution to the problem facing the sport.
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This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes.
The NCAA is now facing 43 class-action lawsuits related to the handling of concussions by Division I football programs after 18 more lawsuits were filed this week. The complaints also name college conferences and schools.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that the league will have four concussion spotters watching all games from a centralized location in either Toronto or New York, as well as spotters at each game.
Less than three years after Daniel Bryan was picked as WWE's next chosen one, he has been forced into retirement because of a nasty concussion history over his 14-year career.
A new nationwide study by Nationwide Children's Hospital found that soccer injuries are on the rise, increasing by 78 percent each year.
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A last-minute appeal in the NFL concussion case sends the proposed settlement to the U.S. Supreme Court, and delays payouts for at least several months. The settlement covers more than 21,000 league retirees.
Brain trauma in domestic violence survivors has been overshadowed by concerns about injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan war vets, and by effects of repeated head blows in football players.
The Concussion Legacy Foundation says former NFL defensive end and movie actor Bubba Smith was diagnosed with the brain disease CTE by researchers after his death.
Playground concussions are on the rise, according to a new government study, and monkey bars and swings are most often involved.
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Did the NFL omit 100+ concussions from the study it relied upon to show no direct link between football and brain damage?
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt said that he knew concussions were a risk when he decided to play football, so he's not any more alarmed by the studies of prolonged head trauma suffered by NFL players.
Dallas Police said a grand jury referral will be submitted in this case.
Chase Liles, 38, reportedly sent the messages to a 17-year-old student.
Jesus Leal Huerta is accused of killing a woman and assaulting two children.
The shooting unfolded late Sunday night, the department said.
We don't see much change in the forecast this week, aside from our winds increasing by midweek.
Dallas Police said a grand jury referral will be submitted in this case.
Chase Liles, 38, reportedly sent the messages to a 17-year-old student.
Jesus Leal Huerta is accused of killing a woman and assaulting two children.
The shooting unfolded late Sunday night, the department said.
We don't see much change in the forecast this week, aside from our winds increasing by midweek.
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Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson made the remarks one day before City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert released her proposed 2026-27 budget.
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico introduced their economic agendas while campaigning in North Texas last week.
Zapanta told Jack Fink about his conversations with other sports teams about developing the site, including the Dallas Stars.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Hezly Rivera has added two-time national champion to her resume.
Kayla McBride made a WNBA-record 10 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 43 points on Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 103-90, becoming the first team to clinch a spot in the WNBA playoffs.
Don Nelson was one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State.
Jorge Messi served as his son's agent and accompanied him to Europe when he signed with Barcelona as a teenager.
The Wings played without Azzi Fudd, who warmed up but was ruled out due to right knee soreness.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A lawsuit alleges that a drive storing a $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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