Tag: player safety
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The NFL Proved Grass Was Possible This Summer. Then It Put the Turf Back.
Seven NFL stadiums replaced artificial turf with natural grass for the World Cup — then switched back before football season. After Nashville’s turf reportedly reached 157 degrees and players’ cleats began failing, the league’s long-running surface debate suddenly looks much harder to dismiss.
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Friday Night Lights—or Friday Night Fights?
What was supposed to be a Friday night showcase of high school football turned into something very different at Bishop McNamara. A game riddled with unsportsmanlike penalties, cut short by a fight, and marred by the shocking absence of an ambulance when a Concordia Prep player suffered a serious injury. For nearly an hour, the…
