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Art Callaham: Many questions, but few answers
Recently, an acquaintance of mine used a gun to commit suicide. This person had been depressed for years and had several recent traumatic events occur that I believe added to the depression. Though suicided by guns figures prominently in this column, I...Tags: Mental Health, Gabrielle Giffords, Mental Illness, Suicide, Shootings
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Titus Young's destructive saga is no laughing matter
The joke started with the radio show host asking "think you've had an awful week?" The popular morning host of a nationally syndicated show then outlined Titus Young's summer, which includes the former Detroit Lions' second-round pick being released...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Bipolar Disorder, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, Punishment
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Manti Te'o goes to Chargers in second round
Tribune reporterWhen the first round of the NFL draft ended Thursday with Manti Te'o still adrift in paradise, it was barely dusk in Hawaii. So it would be a long evening before it was a long night that bled into another long day for the former Notre Dame linebacker,...Tags: NFL Draft, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Manti Te'o
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Te'o reacts to being drafted by Chargers
Shortly after being selected with the 38th overall selection in this year’s draft, Manti Te’o spoke with Chargers.com for a wide ranging interview. Here’s what he had to say: Chargers.com: So when did you realize you were going to be...Tags: Sports, Football, National Football League
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Are the Ravens now the Patriots of the Mid-Atlantic?
I couldn’t help but notice a couple of trends with the Ravens’ four offseason additions so far. First, the Ravens signed four players who were cut by other teams this past offseason. Why is that significant, other than the chips they might...
Tags: Marcus Spears, Randy Moss, Bryant McKinnie, Tom Brady, Michael Huff
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Bill Walton never takes a timeout from talking
In a week when you thought you might have heard it all, I present to you Bill Walton speaking to USC students and bashing UCLA basketball. "I never knew they had pretty girls here at USC," began Walton, one of UCLA's all-time greats, after being...
Tags: Wilt Chamberlain, Colorado Buffaloes, Washington State Cougars, Oprah Winfrey, Arizona Wildcats
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Colorado Buffaloes, Arts and Culture, CBS Corp., University of California, Berkeley
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Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...Tags: San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings
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A game the NFL can't win?
Professional football is the most popular spectator sport in America, which is one reason the Super Bowl is expected to draw 110 million viewers. With its famous athletes, storied franchises and lucrative TV contracts, it's an industry whose future...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Broken Bones, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Services and Shopping, Sports
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Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions
Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days. "I'm scared to death," Harrison said in an interview with...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Bob Costas, Baltimore Ravens, Sports, National Football League
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NFL players react to Obama's opinions on football
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation about having a child play. The hard-hitting 2011 Defensive Player of the...
Tags: Jim Harbaugh, National Institutes of Health, Suicide, Sports, Baltimore Ravens
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Head injuries and the NFL
Medical researchers recently confirmed what many had already suspected. Junior Seau, the former NFL linebacker who killed himself last spring, suffered from degenerative brain disease -- most likely the result of multiple hits to the head accumulated...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Steve James, Tribune Tower, Football, Sports
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