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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks with the media after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 19-3 in an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. In some Tampa Bay area schools, students use foam rollers and vibrating spheres to massage their muscles as they work toward goals for strength and flexibility. It's all part of a new physical education curriculum from Brady, whose vision for healthy living is fueling a fitness empire. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
Tom Brady's TB12 Method is in schools. Experts have doubts.

By Heather Hollingsworth Sep. 23, 2022 08:06 AM EDT

NFL awards $1 million for 2 studies on cannabinoids effects

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 01, 2022 06:00 AM EST
The NFL is awarding $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and neuroprotection...

NFL taps data science community to help track head impacts

By Tim Booth Jan. 14, 2022 09:09 AM EST
The NFL is continuing to crowdsource new ways to track head and helmet impacts during games from data scientists and for the second straight year the winner of its...

Miami Dolphins' Jaylen Waddle (17) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
For Dolphins, it's simple math: 2 wins, and playoffs await

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 28, 2021 02:26 PM EST

Water sprays from a Zamboni as it resurfaces the ice after an NHL hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Calgary Flames, Dec. 2, 2021, in Los Angeles. On game days, the Kings use 800 to 1,200 gallons to maintain the ice. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Water worries in West force sports teams to get creative

By Erica Hunzinger Dec. 21, 2021 11:12 AM EST

Blue Origin's latest space passengers from left, Laura Shepard Churchley, Dylan Taylor, Michael Strahan, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess, and Evan Dick pose for a photo in front of the booster rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Strahan flies to space with astronaut's daughter: 'Wow!'

By Marcia Dunn Dec. 11, 2021 06:24 AM EST

New York Jets offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif speaks to reporters at the team's facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Duvernay-Tardif was coming off having won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs in his sixth year in the NFL when he began working as an orderly at a long-term care facility. He's back playing football now and starting for the Jets. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak Jr.)
Jets' Duvernay-Tardif playing again after fighting pandemic

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Nov. 25, 2021 12:36 PM EST

Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Casey Hayward (29) tackles Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) for a safety during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
For Miami's Jaylen Waddle, the NFL learning curve continues

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 29, 2021 06:32 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans cheer during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
Crowded stadiums, pandemic create combustible mix this fall

By Tom Murphy Sep. 11, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

NFL funding study on its most common injury: hamstrings

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 15, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
The NFL is funding a study that will investigate the prevention and treatment of hamstring injuries. They are the most common NFL injuries...

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najeh Davenport (44) sits on the bench during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Pittsburgh, in this Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, file photo. A federal judge on Monday, March 8, 2021, dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards. Davenport was denied an award but would have qualified had they been white, according to their lawsuit. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Lawyers battle over 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests

By Maryclaire Dale Mar. 22, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2013, file photo, Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke (14) looks to pass against North Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Taylor Heinicke was taking advanced math classes online at Old Dominion University when Washington called him to be "quarantine quarterback." Until a relief appearance Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, he hadn't played an NFL game since 2018 and was an XFL backup, and now Heinicke could start or be one Alex Smith injury away in the season finale at Philadelphia with the NFC East on the line. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, Filr)
New final exam: Heinicke pauses school to QB for Washington

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 30, 2020 07:31 PM EST

New York Jets' Ty Johnson celebrates his touchdown during the second half an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Jets RB Ty Johnson went from sending emails to scoring TDs

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Dec. 11, 2020 02:38 PM EST

New Orleans Saints free safety Marcus Williams (43) intercepts a pass by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Saints exhibiting depth, chemistry, execution in all phases

By Brett Martel Nov. 23, 2020 07:19 PM EST

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, horses in the day's eleventh horse race pass part of a closed grandstand at Pimlico Race Course ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 01:47 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won 35-24 to advance to Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Column: Lessons learned young propel Mahomes to greatness

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 30, 2020 05:06 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009, file photo, Peter Fonda, poses atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Glendale, Calif. Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died. His family says in a statement that Fonda died Aug. 16, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, Juice WRLD performs in concert during his "Death Race for Love Tour" at The Skyline Stage at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The Chicago-area rapper, whose real name is Jarad A. Higgins, was pronounced dead Dec. 8 after a "medical emergency'' at Chicago's Midway International Airport, according to authorities. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 16, 2019 12:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1980, file photo, a New Orleans Saints fan wears a bag on his head during a football game against Philadelphia, in New Orleans. “Aints” _ Refers to the struggles of the woeful New Orleans Saints in the 1980 season when they were the first team to finish 1-15 in a season. (AP Photo)
What's in a nickname? NFL has had great ones in its history

By Simmi Buttar Jun. 14, 2019 02:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 18, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Ravens lineman and math scholar John Urschel teaches a STEM lesson at Dundalk High School in Baltimore. Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Canadian left millions of dollars on the table to pursue his two loves _ mathematics and time with his 16-month-old daughter, Joanna. (Steve Ruark/AP Images for Texas Instruments, File)
It all adds up: Lineman John Urschel loves his post-NFL life

By The Associated Press May. 30, 2019 02:39 PM EDT