Day: September 21, 2017

NFL star Hernandez’s family sues league over ‘severe’ CTENFL star Hernandez’s family sues league over ‘severe’ CTE

BOSTON . – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself in prison in April, had a “severe caseâ€� of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a lawyer said on Thursday as he sued the team and NFL on behalf of the athlete’s young daughter. Hernandez was a

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Royals success began with 2010 trade of Greinke to MilwaukeeRoyals success began with 2010 trade of Greinke to Milwaukee

KANSAS CITY, MO.—The groundwork for back-to-back World Series runs by the Kansas City Royals began on a cold December day in 2010 when they traded perhaps the game’s best pitcher. Back then, the Royals were devoid of talent, going nowhere and doing it slowly. So general manager Dayton Moore packed

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Stanley leads TOUR Championship after 6-under 64Stanley leads TOUR Championship after 6-under 64

ATLANTA — Kyle Stanley and Jordan Spieth are off to strong starts in the Tour Championship with different goals in mind. Stanley ran off four straight birdies on the front nine, and then added two more late in his round on a steamy Thursday afternoon at East Lake for a 6-under 64. He had a two-shot lead. Spieth had a 67, which was just fine with him. No one among the top five seeds in the FedExCup had a lower score, so that kept Spieth on track in his bid to join Tiger Woods as the only two-time winner of the season-long competition and its $10 million bonus. Stanley is the No. 22 seed. He needs to win and have Spieth finish toward the bottom third of the 30-man field to claim the FedExCup.

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