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Mass shooter said ‘Football gave me CTE.’ Are youth athletes at risk?
After killing four and taking his own life, Shane Tamura — a former football player at two L.A.-area high schools — left ...
The NYC shooter said his brain was damaged by football. Here’s what we know about CTE.
Beloved actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were saddled with credit card debt at the time of their tragic deaths ...
He ‘found his place in the world’ through football. But CTE would lead to 15 years of suffering
Fifteen years after Greg left football, on the evening of May 21, 2024, The Ventura County Star published a news roundup ...
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CTE risk higher in youth football
Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...
The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis
The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that the condition was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that conclusion is ...
NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem
In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...
CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety
"The athlete is taking so many blows to their body that their head is being shook in an inappropriate way via tackling or ...
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Shooter Suspected of CTE Claims NFL Cover-Up Before Midtown Tragedy in Manhattan
Shane Tamura, after killing four in NYC, claimed in a note that he suffered from CTE and blamed the NFL, with no confirmed ...