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Shooting death of Utah’s Ty Jordan shows that in year of abject horror, unforeseen tragedy can still break our heartsShooting death of Utah’s Ty Jordan shows that in year of abject horror, unforeseen tragedy can still break our hearts...

Ajax Player Who Collapsed On Field Has "Severe Brain Damage"Netherlands football club Ajax announced that 20-year-old midfielder Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed on the pitch during a Saturday friendly, has suffered “severe and permanent brain damage.” Nouri had been in an induced coma since the incident, which began when he suffered cardiac arrhythmia during t...

21-Year-Old Pro Cyclist Chad Young Not Expected To Recover From Head Injury Sustained In Crash [Update]Chad Young was racing the Tour of the Gila with Axeon Hagens Berman last Sunday when he fell on a descent while chasing back onto a breakaway. Young was airlifted out to a hospital in Tucson, Ariz., and his team announced that he had suffered a severe head injury. As of Tuesday, Young was in critica...

Brazilian Soccer Clubs Offer Extensive Support To Chapecoense After Tragic Plane Crash

Brazilian first division club Chapecoense was flying to Medellin last night when their plane went down outside the city, killing 71 of the 77 passengers. The club was flying to Medellin to play Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana final....

Two Teens Die After Sneaking Onto Olympic Bobsled Track And Trying To Sled On It

Last night, eight teens snuck into Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park (where the 1988 Winter Olympics were held) with a sled, and crashed while trying to take it down the bobsled track. According to emergency services personnel, they crashed into a wall separating the luge and bobsled tracks, and two twi...

Orioles Prospect Ramon Ramirez Dies After Motorcycle Accident In The Dominican Republic

Baltimore Orioles prospect Ramon Ramirez died yesterday near his hometown of La Romana, Dominican Republic after a motorcycle accident. He was 23 years old. ...

University Of California Admits Fault In Death Of Football Player Ted Agu

Ted Agu was like many Berkeley students, in that he wanted to go to medical school after graduating. But Agu was also a walk on defensive lineman for the football team. After a team offseason workout on the morning of February 7, 2014, he collapsed with breathing trouble. Agu was taken to the Alta B...

Reports: Rams WR Stedman Bailey Shot In The Head (UPDATES)

St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey was shot in the head tonight in South Florida while in a car with his family, according to a report from Mike Silver of NFL.com and another from Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. The reports indicate that his injuries are non-life-threatening. Bailey ...