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The Dangers of ‘Football Brain’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 More than 3,000 former players and their families have filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League, alleging that the organization downplayed the risks associated with head injuries and “fostered a culture of violent play.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olympic ‘Brand Police’ Are Monitoring What You Say, See and Eat

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2012 The Olympics generate a fortune from sponsorships and exclusive deals, and to make sure no one gets in on the action for free, a uniformed force of advert cops has been empowered to patrol the streets of London. Get this: At the London Games, it's illegal to serve chips. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NFL Faces More Lawsuits Over Concussions

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 More than 100 former professional football players Thursday joined the growing list of those who are suing the NFL over concussion-related injuries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Junior Seau Death Latest in String of NFL Suicides

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 Junior Seau is the latest ex-NFL player to commit suicide, leaving some to question whether these cases may be related to brain injuries the men suffered during their playing careers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The End of ‘Shut Up and Play’

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 13, 2012 As high-profile events periodically prove, politics and athletics have long had a love-hate relationship. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Great Firewall’ at Work?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2012 Chinese Internet users were prevented from accessing all foreign websites for about an hour Thursday morning, prompting questions as to whether the problem resulted from a technical failure or was a test of the government’s censorship system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NBA: How Much for the Jersey Off My Back?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 The NBA is debating whether to sell ad space on its players' jerseys, according to a report in the SportsBusiness Journal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Super Bowl Scandal Du Jour: M.I.A. Flips Bird, NBC Apologizes

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2012 The funny thing about certain TV watchdogs getting their collective knickers in a twist over upstart pop star M.I.A.’s bird-flipping antics during her performance with Madonna and Nicki Minaj at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show is that millions of Americans might otherwise have blinked and missed it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Four Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl

By Robert Lipsyte, TomDispatch Feb 2, 2012 You might think that celebrating the holiest day of violence, consumerism and class warfare on your couch is a betrayal of your values or a waste of time Not this Sunday This election season, watch the game to understand how jobs, religion, leadership and health care dominate every American contest. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Lessons of JoePa, in Case the Next Witch We Hunt Doesn’t Drop Dead

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Unfortunately, most people will insist they were the ones insisting this was a witch hunt all along, and believe it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NFL Charges Broadcasters $20 for Every American

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 After negotiating various new agreements, Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN and DirecTV will altogether pay close to $6 billion a year to broadcast NFL games to a football-addicted America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Depression May Have Led Runner to Disaster

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2011 A newly released police report says that the Kenyan long-distance runner who lost both of his feet after spending three days in the Alaskan wilderness may have taken off to literally run away from his problems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )