Youth league, science working together to combat concussions
Also, the Metropolitan Independent Football League has implemented a no-kickoff rule, which has shown results.
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Also, the Metropolitan Independent Football League has implemented a no-kickoff rule, which has shown results.
CBS2's Tim McNicholas has more on what one local league did to make the game safer and how technology is also playing its part to help protect young athletes.
The test uses numbers, shapes and colors to gauge an athlete's memory and reaction time before the season.
Safety on the field is top of mind right now. Here in the Tri-State Area, efforts are already underway to protect young athletes. CBS2's Tim McNicholas has more on a push to change protocols in youth sports.
CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez also reports that new findings have revealed why children's concussion symptoms may last longer than adults.
There is more troubling information about the effect of tackle football on young brains.
While concussions are a major concern, a new study suggests every tackle and hit may have an impact on players' brains, even without a concussion.
Kids are back to school and that means young athletes are back on the field again. And while fall sports are a good time, they do come with a risk.
New research shows girls suffer with concussion symptoms longer than boys.
The standard advice for recovering from a concussion involves total brain rest, no television, computer or phone, not even a book or homework. But now, doctors say there may be a better way.
As exciting as some of the new technology is, it isn't a full solution to the problem facing the sport.
Another study found that in the last 10 years, 51 percent of concussions were caused by player on player contact, compared to 29 percent from contact with a ball.
A new study finds that young players can experience changes in their brain just after one season of playing football.
Soccer injuries are sending soaring numbers of U.S. kids to emergency rooms, a trend driven in part by young players with concussions seeking urgent medical care, a study has found.
Children suffering concussions are a big problem, especially with football and soccer season here.
The league and the NFL Players Association on Monday announced rule changes that could discipline teams that don't follow the concussion protocol.
Harry Carson won't let his 6-year-old grandson play tackle football. Not at any age, not in any program.
The NFL has demanded The New York Times retract a story that called the league's concussion research flawed.
Did the NFL omit 100+ concussions from the study it relied upon to show no direct link between football and brain damage?
Less than half of the group — only 39 of the 100 players — said they are more worried about the long-term effects of concussions than those of other injuries.
The league issued its concussion data for the year on Friday, a little more than a week before the Super Bowl, but did not release any data about total injuries.
The county is circulating a "safer sports" handbook for dealing with concussions -- spotting them quickly and avoiding full-contact workouts when possible.
Omalu neither discovered the disease nor named it, according to scientific journals and brain researchers who were interviewed by The Associated Press.
It is one of the NFL's flag-raiser photos, one of several Iwo Jima's that stand right up there with a kneeling Y.A. Tittle bleeding from his bald head in the end zone.
Oyster Bay, Long Island has begun use of football players with electronic sensors to help prevent head injuries.
Desperate search-and-rescue operations continue in Myanmar and Thailand following Friday's deadly earthquake, and organizations in the Tri-State Area are doing what they can to help.
Yordan Alvarez got his first hit this season to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Atlanta United rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 4-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night.
The Brooklyn Nets beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 115-112 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.
Nico Hischier scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2.
Desperate search-and-rescue operations continue in Myanmar and Thailand following Friday's deadly earthquake, and organizations in the Tri-State Area are doing what they can to help.
A man accused of crashing a vehicle into the backyard of a Long Island home then leaving the scene earlier this month has been arrested.
A mother and her two young daughters were struck by a driver and killed in Brooklyn on Saturday, and a third child is in critical condition.
A weekend filled with roller coaster temperatures and elevated pollen levels is here in the Tri-State Area.
A nature lover successfully lobbied to create Long Island's first amphibian crossing, the underground Frog Hollow Tunnel.
A man who told police his stepmother held him captive in their Waterbury home for two decades asked why she is not in jail while awaiting trial, a state prosecutor says.
A weekend filled with roller coaster temperatures and elevated pollen levels is here in the Tri-State Area.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
Kimberly Sullivan, the Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning her stepson for 20 years, must wear a GPS monitor while out on bail, a judge ruled.
Prosecutors want to modify the bail for Kimberly Sullivan, the Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning her stepson for 20 years.
A weekend filled with roller coaster temperatures and elevated pollen levels is here in the Tri-State Area.
Repairs on Route 80 in Wharton, New Jersey, are not expected to be complete until early to mid-May, NJDOT said Friday.
New Jersey's days as the only state in the nation where drivers are not allowed to pump their gas could soon come to an end.
Cherry blossom trees are starting to bloom for the 2025 season around NYC, as they reach their peak in Washington, D.C.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
A man accused of crashing a vehicle into the backyard of a Long Island home then leaving the scene earlier this month has been arrested.
A nature lover successfully lobbied to create Long Island's first amphibian crossing, the underground Frog Hollow Tunnel.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing.
Parents are calling for swift action after incidents of antisemitism at Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School in the respected Three Village School District.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
Two new bills introduced by a New York congressman aim to protect SNAP benefit users from having their funds stolen.
The Ulster County clerk refused to file a $113,000 fine from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
A recent poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
The Ulster County clerk refused to file a $113,000 fine from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.
In NYC and beyond, the spring 2025 allergy season is striking earlier -- and sticking around longer -- than usual this year.
Sleep apnea screenings will be free for New Yorkers under a new law passed at City Hall on Wednesday.
One of Mayor Eric Adams' signature mental health care programs is in question after a City Council report suggested it's ineffective.
Nestlé USA cites consumer complaints, including "one potential choking incident" for recalling products sold nationwide.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."
The Flash: Vertical Velocity coaster is the first "super boomerang" roller coaster in North America.
Hamdan Ballal said Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat him in front of his home while filming the assault.
Israeli settlers have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film "No Other Land."
As Conan O'Brien was honored with the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center, many comics targeted President Trump from the stage.
Yordan Alvarez got his first hit this season to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Atlanta United rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 4-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday night.
The Brooklyn Nets beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 115-112 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.
Nico Hischier scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday.
Coney Island's amusements are set to open Saturday as the Brooklyn Borough President weighs in on a casino proposal.
Students are swapping their textbooks for shovels in a mission to restore sand dunes at Coney Island Creek.
CBS News New York's Elle McLogan headed to Citi Field to find out what's new on the menu for Mets fans in 2025.
Voters will cast their ballots in Brooklyn in a special election to fill a vacant New York City Council seat
Amid ongoing litigation surrounding noise at Forest Hills Stadium, a new announcement from the NYPD has called the 2025 summer concert season into question.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
CBS News New York's Craig Allen has your First Alert Forecast for March 29 at 11 p.m.
The FAA is investigating yet another close call at Reagan National Airport. The latest scare happened Friday between a Delta plane and a military jet. Ali Bauman reports from Washington.
There were demonstrations both for and against Elon Musk outside Tesla dealerships across the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
Car prices are expected to climb a lot higher with a 25% tariff on cars imported into the United States going into effct in less than a wek. Lana Zak takes a look at how car dealers are preparing for the tariffs.
With New York City's mayoral primary less than three months away, many of the candidates gathered for a student mayoral town hall on the Upper West Side on Saturday.
