Black retired NFL players who were denied payments in a $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias.

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The NFL will propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over “race-norming,” which makes it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.

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Welcome to Monday, the 28th anniversary of the $173 million purchase of the Baltimore Orioles by an investment team led by attorney Peter G. Angelos. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Zoom agrees to pay ...

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The NFL pledged to halt the use of “race-norming,” which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function, in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and to review past scores for any potential race bias.

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NEW YORK — A small chocolate milk company wanted to tout the ability of its drink in helping high school athletes recover from concussions to coincide with the Will Smith movie “Concussion,” according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. ...

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ROCKVILLE — A judge says the NCAA can keep 14 internal emails, memos and meeting minutes sealed from public view in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the brain-injury death of a Frostburg State University football player. The player’s parents ...

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The National Football League’s $765 million settlement of concussion lawsuits is headed for an appeal, a move that could delay players’ access to benefits. Philadelphia U.S. District Judge Anita Brody’s approval of the accord capped almost two years of negotiations ...

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A federal judge in Minnesota has denied the National Hockey League's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former players accusing it of not doing enough to protect players from concussions.

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A Johns Hopkins professor, the widow of a former NFL player who had both Alzheimer's disease and CTE when he died in 2010, is critical of the proposed settlement.

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The National Football League’s $765 million settlement over concussions came up short a second time as a federal judge said she wants more changes before she’ll approve it.

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