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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Seahawks make final cuts, trade for DT Smith
Seahawks make final cuts, trade for DT Smith: The Seahawks released veterans DT Clinton McDonald, FB Michael Robinson, QB Brady Quinn and CB Antoine Winfield, and traded for DT D'Anthony Smith from the Jaguars on Saturday.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Mariners trade Michael Morse to Orioles
Mariners trade Michael Morse to Orioles: pThe Mariners pulled the trigger on Michael Morse, trading him to Baltimore Friday morning for outfield prospect Xavier Avery./p
Presidio Sports Presents Prep Football Preview 2013 Santa Barbara CA
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/warriors-up-to-challenge-of-tough-schedule/ Carpinteria HS
The Year Of The QB Local Santa Barbara CA Prep Football???
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/sb-football-preview-dons-have-plenty-of-offensive-weapons/ Santa Barbara
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/dp-football-preview-chargers-look-to-maintain-high
standards/ Dos Pueblos
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/sm-football-preview-royals-stronger-in-mind-body/ San Marcos
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/bishop-diego-preview-senior-laden-cardinals-on-a-mission/ Bishop Diego
The Year Of The QB Local Santa Barbara CA Prep Football???
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/sb-football-preview-dons-have-plenty-of-offensive-weapons/ Santa Barbara
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/dp-football-preview-chargers-look-to-maintain-high
standards/ Dos Pueblos
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/sm-football-preview-royals-stronger-in-mind-body/ San Marcos
http://presidiosports.com/2013/08/bishop-diego-preview-senior-laden-cardinals-on-a-mission/ Bishop Diego
Seattle 22 Oakland 6 Preseason week 4
http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Game-at-a-glance-Seahawks-22-
Raiders-6/5044d721-3aec-45df-a05c-5e454e3e3f3d
http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Pete-Carroll-Postgame-Press-Conference/276fc04d-fc24-4050-8fcf-dbb954554663 Head coach Post game Press Conference
Raiders-6/5044d721-3aec-45df-a05c-5e454e3e3f3d
http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Pete-Carroll-Postgame-Press-Conference/276fc04d-fc24-4050-8fcf-dbb954554663 Head coach Post game Press Conference
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Breaking News NFL and Ex Players settle for 765 Million to avoid Lawsuit
- Published: Aug. 29, 2013 at 12:42 p.m.
- Updated: Aug. 29, 2013 at 02:02 p.m.
- 45 Likes | 107 Comments
PHILADELPHIA -- The NFL and more than 4,500 former players want to resolve concussion-related lawsuits with a $765 million settlement that would fund medical exams, concussion-related compensation and medical research, a federal judge said Thursday.
The plaintiffs include at least 10 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett. They also include Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon and the family of Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide last year.
Many former players with neurological conditions believe their problems stem from on-field concussions. The lawsuits accused the league of hiding known risks of concussions for decades to return players to games and protect its image.
The NFL has denied any wrongdoing and has insisted that safety always has been a top priority.
Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia announced the proposed settlement Thursday after months of court-ordered mediation. She still must approve it at a later date.
The settlement likely means the NFL won't have to disclose internal files about what it knew and when about concussion-linked brain problems. Lawyers had been eager to learn, for instance, about the workings of the league's Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, which was led for more than a decade by a rheumatologist.
Brody instead announced in court files Thursday that the case had settled.
In recent years, a string of former NFL players and other concussed athletes have been diagnosed after their deaths with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Those ex-players included Seau and lead plaintiff Ray Easterling, who filed the first suit in Philadelphia in August 2011 but later committed suicide.
About one-third of the league's 12,000 former players have joined the litigation since 2011. They include a few hundred "gap" players, who played during years when there was no labor contract in place, and were therefore considered likely to win the right to sue.
The timing of the settlement allowed the NFL to drop the issue from the national conversation before the start of the new season.
All 32 clubs were scheduled to play their final preseason games Thursday night in preparation for the start of the season next week. The first real game is next Thursday with the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens playing at the Denver Broncos.
Concussions -- and the former players' lawsuits -- had become a main theme of recent NFL seasons, with players, coaches and league officials all forced to address the topic repeatedly, especially as new plaintiffs came forward on nearly a weekly basis. It was the sort of public relations distraction the league has become skilled at avoiding -- and the easiest way to set this topic aside, of course, was to have the court cases resolved.
Download the complete press release PDF here.
Read the text of Broday's order that outlines the proposed settlement here.
The plaintiffs include at least 10 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett. They also include Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon and the family of Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide last year.
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The NFL has denied any wrongdoing and has insisted that safety always has been a top priority.
Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia announced the proposed settlement Thursday after months of court-ordered mediation. She still must approve it at a later date.
The settlement likely means the NFL won't have to disclose internal files about what it knew and when about concussion-linked brain problems. Lawyers had been eager to learn, for instance, about the workings of the league's Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, which was led for more than a decade by a rheumatologist.
Brody instead announced in court files Thursday that the case had settled.
In recent years, a string of former NFL players and other concussed athletes have been diagnosed after their deaths with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Those ex-players included Seau and lead plaintiff Ray Easterling, who filed the first suit in Philadelphia in August 2011 but later committed suicide.
About one-third of the league's 12,000 former players have joined the litigation since 2011. They include a few hundred "gap" players, who played during years when there was no labor contract in place, and were therefore considered likely to win the right to sue.
The timing of the settlement allowed the NFL to drop the issue from the national conversation before the start of the new season.
All 32 clubs were scheduled to play their final preseason games Thursday night in preparation for the start of the season next week. The first real game is next Thursday with the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens playing at the Denver Broncos.
Concussions -- and the former players' lawsuits -- had become a main theme of recent NFL seasons, with players, coaches and league officials all forced to address the topic repeatedly, especially as new plaintiffs came forward on nearly a weekly basis. It was the sort of public relations distraction the league has become skilled at avoiding -- and the easiest way to set this topic aside, of course, was to have the court cases resolved.
Download the complete press release PDF here.
Read the text of Broday's order that outlines the proposed settlement here.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Seahawks place Harvin, Scruggs, Simon on PUP
Seahawks place Harvin, Scruggs, Simon on PUP: pThe Seahawks made four more moves on Tuesday afternoon to comply with the league-mandated 75-man roster limit, most notably placing wide receiver Percy Harvin on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list./p
Seahawks make first round of cuts; Jesse Williams to IR
Seahawks make first round of cuts; Jesse Williams to IR: pThe Seahawks announced rookie DT Jesse Williams will spend the 2013 season on injured reserve, cut seven players, and terminated the contract of another on Monday./p
Seahawks notebook: Avril (hamstring) out again
Seahawks notebook: Avril (hamstring) out again: The questions around the Seahawks' pass-rush are still unanswered with Cliff Avril still out with a hamstring injury.
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John Clayton Show Hour 1
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=&a=9960641
http://www.seahawks.com/news/index.html Seahawks
John Clayton Show Hour 1
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Mariners special assistant to GM, Tony Blengino, looking elsewhere
Mariners special assistant to GM, Tony Blengino, looking elsewhere: News, weather, traffic, events and photos from the City Desk at The Seattle Times.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
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