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On Thursday, the NHL presented a new offer to the union to try and salvage what’s left of the season. Here are some of the highlights of the proposed deal: 10-year deal through the 2021-2022 season,...

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Team USA might have skated past Germany without a problem, but it was clear Friday’s game against Russia would bring a much bigger challenge. The Americans couldn’t even it up and fell to Russia, 2-1,...

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What do you get when you combine playful members of the LA Clippers, Justin Bieber, and a mini Chris Paul? This post. The Celtics might have been somber after getting beaten pretty badly by the...

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On Saturday nigh,t the Bridgeport Sound Tigers played the first of seven games during which they will wear special jerseys honoring the children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this month. The Sound Tigers,...

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Victor Cruz isn’t the only NFL player going above and beyond when it comes to recognizing the families of the Newtown, Conn. shooting. Titans running back Chris Johnson has sent gifts to the family of...

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A New Hampshire case proved Title IX is alive and well this week when a judge ruled junior Shelby Herrington could continue playing on the Bishop Brady High School boys hockey team she had been...

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The day after young Jack Pinto‘s funeral — and only a week ahead of a Christmas the six-year-old will never get to celebrate — Pinto’s family received a very special visitor. The man was not...

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As of Sunday, more than 700 members of the NHL Players’ Association began voting to decide whether they should allow the executive board of the union to file a disclaimer of interest. The move would...

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After Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys versus Pittsburgh Steelers game, the Cowboys received a lot of criticism for letting their suspended nose tackle Josh Brent sit on the sideline during the game. Brent currently faces an intoxication...

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Padded caps like this could make an appearance in baseball to curtail pitchers' injuries. (Photo via ESPN/Unreal Technologies)

Pitchers to test padded hats

December 18, 2012

Pitchers find themselves in the path of a line drive probably too many times for comfort. In an effort to curtail some of the most serious injuries that can result from being struck by a...

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