http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/alan_schwarzArticles by ALAN SCHWARZ, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:55 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:55 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/sports/football/23concussion.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn a shift in the National Football League’s approach to handling concussions, the league will soon require teams to receive advice from independent neurologists while treating players with brain injuries, several people with knowledge of the plan ...Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:55 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/sports/football/23concussion.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBrian WestbrookNFLNew York GiantsNew York JetsRoger Goodellhttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/xqRcgI3szlI/20concussions.htmlThe National Football League Players Association is calling for the removal of Dr. Ira Casson as co-chairman of the league’s committee on concussions, saying that he is too biased to lead the research and policy group. Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:14:08 GMThttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/xqRcgI3szlI/20concussions.htmlNFLIra CassonNew York GiantsNew York JetsNogginhttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/pjSLCT-k4B0/18ncaa.htmlThe N.C.A.A. has no protocol with respect to concussion management; it allows each college that is a member to devise its own procedures, according to David Klossner, the N.C.A.A.’s director of health and safety. Interviews, insight and analysis from ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:51:21 GMThttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/pjSLCT-k4B0/18ncaa.htmlNogginUniversity of Georgiahttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b70bafc2b9a5c56981e9742c34bfcb1cCHICAGO His shoulders shrugged. His lips pursed. But Kenny Williams bit his tongue one syllable too late. Keep up with the latest news on The Timess baseball blog. “A guy going from the American League to the National League, no disrespect, but. ... ” ...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:38:37 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b70bafc2b9a5c56981e9742c34bfcb1cAmerican LeagueNational LeagueKenny WilliamsChicago White SoxC.C. Sabathiahttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8f3df17a6fc00ef65e65e47f14f52ff5WASHINGTON The helmet sits under glass at the headquarters of the football players union, memorializing the play-at-all-costs warrior who strapped it on every Sunday. Four swaths of duct tape suture the crown. Screws are broken, the enamel is cracked, ...Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:37:25 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8f3df17a6fc00ef65e65e47f14f52ff5New York GiantsGene UpshawNew York JetsDeMaurice SmithLinda Sanchezhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6f235f4b7300c79cd2943d506e7fe766WASHINGTON The voices belonged mostly to N.F.L. executives, N.F.L. doctors, N.F.L. players and United States congressmen. But as they clashed Wednesday in a House Judiciary Committee hearing on football brain injuries and how the league and its players ...Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:07:28 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6f235f4b7300c79cd2943d506e7fe766Roger GoodellPittsburgh SteelersNew York GiantsNew York JetsU.S. Democratic Partyhttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/wmVYPuFYXdk/29hearing.htmlWASHINGTON The commissioner of the N.F.L. faced heated criticism Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, with lawmakers, former players and even a former team executive accusing the league of neglect in its handling of active and retired ...Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:22:40 GMThttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/wmVYPuFYXdk/29hearing.htmlRoger GoodellJohn ConyersU.S. Democratic PartyNew York JetsU.S. Republican Partyhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2362ef8f9f2efa0bf85f8f76d9895f88WASHINGTON The list of witnesses who will testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on football brain injuries Wednesday is notable less for whom it includes than whom it does not. Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L ...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:42:38 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2362ef8f9f2efa0bf85f8f76d9895f88New York JetsNew York GiantsRoger GoodellDeMaurice SmithPittsburgh Steelershttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2e29511f89df7ea020596434453d195eThe N.F.L. and its doctors have consistently dismissed independent studies showing unusual cognitive decline in former players. They insist that a long-term study by the league’s committee on concussions, expected to be published in several years, will ...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:19:45 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2e29511f89df7ea020596434453d195eNew York Times CompanyNew York GiantsNew York JetsLinda SanchezU.S. Democratic Partyhttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/Dsp2q3bGARg/24dementia.htmlWhen a survey commissioned by the National Football League recently indicated that dementia or similar memory-related diseases had been diagnosed in its retired players vastly more often than in the national population, the league claimed the study was ...Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:02:50 GMThttp://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/Dsp2q3bGARg/24dementia.htmlNFLNew York GiantsNew York JetsNew York Times CompanyRoger Goodell