Former Lions running back Mel Farr, who retired from the NFL in 1973, had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2015, according to Outside The Lines.
Hope Solo hasn't spoken much to the media since the World Cup has gotten underway, but her husband Jerramy Stevens did some talking for her in an interview Saturday with USA Today Sports.
The Tuesday night line drive that earned Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco membership in a fraternity nobody wants to join evoked another episode in Cleveland 18 years earlier.
A group of six players that includes White Sox right-hander Hector Noesi has used a Kevlar padding insert in caps this season that MLB has not approved, the manufacturer said Sunday.
Chris Borland's decision to retire after one season in the NFL because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma unleashed a flood of reaction from fellow NFL players and others on social media.
A locker-room attendant who OTL says delivered an unapproved kicking-game ball during the AFC title game was handed that ball by an NFL official, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.