Concussion

State school board adopts concussion regulations

The Maryland state school board adopted regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-athletes and beef up protocols for addressing head injuries. In addition, the board will convene an advisory board to...

Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Heat Stroke, Health and Safety at School, High School Sports

LaVar Arrington to mentor Owings Mills-based youth football team

LaVar Arrington was one of the nation's highest-rated linebackers in the nation during his high school and college career. He was named Parade National Player of the Year after his senior year at North Hills Senior High School in Pittsburgh, and he was...

Tags: National Football League, Washington Redskins, Football, Michael Strahan, NFL Draft

Medical research technician A.J. Williams working on technique in boxing ring

Anthony "A.J." Williams works in science by day and in the sweet science by night. He's accustomed to the good-natured verbal jabs he takes about his pursuit of a boxing career. "They actually just make jokes about it all day every day," the 26-year-...

Tags: Boxing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Georgetown, The Pennsylvania State University

St. Mary's waiting on pair of midfielders to return from injury

Taylor Cook and Nate Babcock may not be St. Mary’s most dangerous midfielders, but they are the team’s most athletic. And the Seahawks have enjoyed a three-game winning streak despite the pair’s absence. Coach Chris Hasbrouck said...

Ed Block honoree Jahvid Best still hoping for return to NFL

As the occasional snowflake fluttered through the air and landed on a makeshift football field, Jahvid Best once again stood on the sideline, watching others play the game he loves. This day, it was his choice. The Detroit Lions running back, who hasn't...

Tags: National Football League, Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Believe it or not, Brian Roberts healthy and playing well for O's this spring

— In three weeks the Orioles will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Brian Roberts is expected to be starting at second base. Nothing new there. Roberts, the former All-Star and once the face of...

Tags: Tropicana Field, Spring Training, Baltimore Orioles, Nick Markakis, Baseball

Women's lacrosse: A blow to the elegant game

Women's lacrosse has been warning its people for years: Dial it back, or they will make us wear helmets. Coaches, players and referees knew that if their elegant game got rough, the powers that be would impose helmets. Goggles were required in 2005, and...

Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Lacrosse, Injuries and Wounds, National Hockey League

Orioles notes on Brian Roberts, Taylor Teagarden and more

The Baltimore Sun

SARASOTA, Fla. — Brian Roberts has been through a lot over the past three years, but things are definitely looking up. He’s back in camp with a new lease on baseball life after three years of injuries and frustration, and he said Friday...

Tags: Jim Johnson, Tommy Hunter, Baltimore Orioles, Zach Britton, World Baseball Classic

Ravens won't hold another fan event without tickets to control crowds

Ravens officials said Thursday they won't extend an open invitation to fans again without first passing out free tickets, after this week's Super Bowl celebration at M&T Bank Stadium where larger-than-expected crowds amassed and an 11-year-old boy was...

Tags: National Football League, Maryland Stadium Authority, Ray Rice, Injuries and Wounds, Festive Events

Aberdeen suffers lopsided loss to Riverdale Baptist in girls basketball

The Aberdeen Eagles girls basketball team knew it would be a tough road Thursday night, bringing one of the state's best teams, Riverdale Baptist, into the Eagles Nest for a non-league game for both. Playing without injured Brionna Jones was a given,...

Tags: Christianity, Taylor Smith, Baptist, Basketball, Injuries and Wounds

Ravens' Bernard Pollard doesn't hold back on or off the field

The Baltimore Sun

NEW ORLEANS — Ravens strong safety Bernard Pollard looks the part of an enforcer who loves inflicting punishment. He's barrel-chested and powerfully constructed at 6-foot-1, 228 pounds. And Pollard has built a reputation as one of the most...

Tags: National Football League, Dashon Goldson, Bernard Pollard, New England Patriots, Stevan Ridley

Baltimore Raven Ed Reed, Obama warn of dangers of football

President Barack Obama and Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed have something in common. Both love the game of football but would be hesitant to expose a son to its physical dangers. "I am a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd...

Tags: National Football League, Ed Reed, Justice System, Injuries and Wounds, Junior Seau