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Former Arkansas Coach, AD Broyles Dies at 92
Former Arkansas Coach, AD Broyles Dies at 92
Former Arkansas Coach, AD Broyles Dies at 92
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Frank Broyles, who guided the University of Arkansas to its lone national football championship and later molded the overall program as its athletic director, has died at the age of 92. Broyles died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to a statement from his family. ...
Appeals Court Upholds $1B NFL Concussion Settlement
Appeals Court Upholds $1B NFL Concussion Settlement
Appeals Court Upholds $1B NFL Concussion Settlement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a potential $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players. The decision released Monday by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes almost a year after a revised deal was approved...
NFL Official Links Football, CTE; Could it Affect $1B deal?
NFL Official Links Football, CTE; Could it Affect $1B deal?
NFL Official Links Football, CTE; Could it Affect $1B deal?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Critics of the NFL's proposed $1 billion plan to settle concussion claims say a league official's acknowledgement of a link between football and the brain disease CTE is a game changer. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia is weighing a challenge to the settlement that would exclude future cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The...